But the book sales sure have been comforting to me. Writing by myself in a foreign land is like knocking on the wall of a dark cave. I don't know if anyone's listening. Coming back this time, I heard a "Hey!"
我在外面孤獨地寫作，就像在漆黑的山洞裡敲山壁，不知道那邊有沒有人在聽；這次回來，則聽到，唉！