小说不仅仅是一个故事；它是一面映照社会的镜子。

The human being is always more than what he has done; he is also what he can do.

I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it’s just too much. The current’s too strong. They’ve got to let go, drift apart.