The first sentence of every novel should be: "Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human."

The novel is a mirror walking down the road.

"The world is a shadow, and the shadow is a mirror."

外表不端正，是因为没有培养好德行；内心不精诚，是因为没有修治好心灵；端正外表、修养德性，才能了解万物。