The trouble is that no devastating or redeeming fires have ever burnt in my life... My life began by flickering out.

The trouble is that no devastating or redeeming fires have ever burnt in my life... My life began by flickering out.

麻烦的是，在我的生命中，从未有过毁灭性或救赎性的火焰燃烧……我的生命开始于忽隐忽现。

-- Ivan Goncharov 伊凡·冈查罗夫