Man is by nature a reasonable being, but animals, other than man, are by nature instruments of brute force.

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

——《在东京中国留学生欢迎大会的演说》（1905年8月13日）

故事的力量在于它能够将我们带到另一个地方和时间。