记忆就像一面破碎成千片的镜子，然而每一片碎片都映照出完整的真相。

The only way to tell the truth is to speak without fear.

Ah, my Beloved, fill the Cup that clears TO-DAY of past Regrets and future Fears: To-morrow!—Why, To-morrow I may be Myself with Yesterday's Sev'n thousand Years.

小说是一个讲述真相的谎言，一个比事实真相更深刻地揭示现实的谎言。