When all hopes are lost, only then does reality acquire that sharp focus that defines who we are and what we have become.

When all hopes are lost, only then does reality acquire that sharp focus that defines who we are and what we have become.

当所有的希望都破灭时，只有到那时，现实才会获得定义我们是谁和我们已经成为什么的敏锐焦点。

-- Greg Bear 格里格·贝尔