Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible.

Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible.

可怜爱人的自私吧，它是短暂的，是无望的希望;这是不可能的。

-- Elizabeth Bowen 伊丽莎白·鲍恩