"The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself."

小说是一个伟大的发现：远比伽利略的望远镜或别人的无线电报更伟大。小说是人类迄今为止达到的最高表达形式。为什么？因为它是如此无法达到绝对。