At times, people would even brag to their friends about how they knew me. My circle of friends snowballed, and my network became even closer and tighter. I had friends of every description, from four- or five-year old children to graybeards of 80 or 90, professors, doctors, lawyers, artists, musicians, government workers and ordinary people.
有時候，他們會因認識我而驕傲的向朋友誇口，如滾雪球般，我的「朋友網」更密更稠，從四、五歲到八、九十歲，教授、醫生、律師、畫家、音樂家、政府官員及很平凡的上班族。