So why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me.

这是《鬼吹灯》系列的核心概念，意指在古墓中点燃蜡烛以判断是否有鬼魂存在。

过去是一个陌生的国度；那里的人做事方式不同。

我们做的每件事都很重要。

太阳是我们在非洲最强大的工具。我们必须学会与它合作，而不是对抗它。

Inspiration comes from everywhere, but especially from the people around me.