The knowledge that she would never be loved in return acted upon her ideas as a tide acts upon cliffs.

The knowledge that she would never be loved in return acted upon her ideas as a tide acts upon cliffs.

她知道自己永远不会得到别人的爱作为回报，这一认识对她的思想起了作用，就像潮水对峭壁起作用一样。

-- Thornton Wilder 桑顿·怀尔德