The past is never dead; it's not even past. This is especially true in detective fiction.
过去从未消逝,它甚至没有过去。这在侦探小说中尤其如此。
我们安然入睡,是因为粗野的人们在夜晚准备好对伤害我们的人施以暴力。
The longer I live the more I see that I am never wrong about anything, and that all the pains I have so humbly taken to verify my notions have only wasted my time.