He writes: "In the end, then, it's not China but the death of my eldest brother, which has been the greatest mystery to me .... [I] n choosing to study China and work in Asia, I remained linked with Frank in tangible ways, ways that made it seem as if he were not far away."
他說：「歸根究底，我畢生最困惑不解者，乃是長兄之死，而不是中國......。我選擇研究中國問題，在亞洲服務，是以具體的方式和法蘭克結合在一起。」