All men are born with ropes round their necks, but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death that they realize the silent, even-present dangers of life.

• 所有的人一出生,脖子上就是套着绳索的,只有突然接近死亡的时候,才会真正体会到它的存在,可是那时生命也很可能随之永远地安静了。