For what is passes so swiftly and irrevocably into what was, no human claim can be of the least significance.

For what is passes so swiftly and irrevocably into what was, no human claim can be of the least significance.

因为现在的东西转瞬即逝，无可挽回地变成了过去的东西，所以人类的任何要求都是毫无意义的。

-- Joyce Carol Oates 乔伊斯·卡罗尔·欧茨