I erased the thought from my mind, but I couldn't undo the fact that I'd had the thought in the first place.

I erased the thought from my mind, but I couldn't undo the fact that I'd had the thought in the first place.

我把这个想法从脑海中抹去了，但我无法消除我一开始就有这个想法的事实。

-- Scarlett Thomas 斯佳丽·托马斯