It took me less than half a lifetime to realize that regret is one of the few guaranteed certainties. Sooner or later everything is touched by it, despite our naive and senseless hope that just this time we will be spared its cold hand on our heart.

我用了不到半辈子的时间才意识到，后悔是少数几个肯定的事情之一。总有一天，一切都会被它所感动，尽管我们天真而又毫无意义地希望，就在这一次，我们将不会被它冰冷的手放在我们的心上。