There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth said things, or lived in a way the consciousness of which is so unpleasant to him in later life that he would gladly, if he could, expunge it from his memory.
无论多么聪明的人，在他年轻时都曾说过或做过一些事情，后来回想起来会感到不快，以至于如果可能的话，他会很高兴地从记忆中抹去。
The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
Reflection is not the evil. The evil is the state of reflection, and the stasis that comes with reflection.
过去从未消逝，它甚至没有过去。这在侦探小说中尤其如此。
