小说不是作者的自白；它是对人类生活在世界陷阱中的调查。
The novel is not the author's confession; it is an investigation of human life in the trap the world has become.
希望是唯一比恐惧更强大的东西。
The novel is the best instrument to explore human complexity.
The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.
采石业必须与技术一起发展，否则就有落后的风险。
A mind conscious of its purity is attached to nothing， neither to the body nor to the soul.
The culture industry not so much adapts to the reactions of its customers as it adjusts them.
The magi brought valuable gifts, but that was not among them. This dark assertion will be illuminated later on.