Whereas Chang had attended Saint Maria Girls ’ School in Shanghai and the University of Hong Kong, Sima never received formal schooling, yet he somehow rocketed to lofty literary achievement at an early age.
張愛玲讀上海聖瑪利亞女中、香港大學，但司馬中原沒有受過正式教育，草一樣野生野長，四處流浪，即使用「天才小說家」都還不夠傳達其神奇。