在我们的内心深处被唤起的，就是那个久远的背景——古老的人类心理模式，它们源于遗传而非后天习得，我们从业已模糊的往日世代继承了它们。

The longer life goes on, the fewer those around you to challenge your account of things, to remind you that life is not as you tell it, but as you remember it.

追随你的梦想，做你热爱的事情很重要。

小说是对现实的反抗行为，是按照个人欲望重塑世界的尝试。