“凡是自然的东西都是缓慢的，太阳一点点升起，一点点落下，花一朵朵开，一瓣一瓣地落下。稻谷的成熟，都慢的很。那些急骤发生的自然变化，多是灾难，如火山喷发、飓风和暴雨。”
"All natural things are slow. The sun rises and sets little by little, and flowers bloom and fall one by one. The ripening of rice is very slow. Those sudden natural changes are mostly disasters, such as volcanic eruptions, hurricanes and rainstorm."
—毕淑敏《星光下的灵魂》
