There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us; she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect.

人们心中所寄予的世俗希望化为灰烬——或者繁荣；然后，就像沙漠尘埃上的雪，照亮一两个小时——然后消失。

过去从未消逝，它甚至还未过去。