Victor looked at her regrettable expression, "Words are carriers of wisdom, but both orally transmitted words and those beyond the fragrance of books gradually disappear in the long river of history. This is a fact that no one can change. If there is someone who first practices this method, there will be a second person who can figure it out. Compared to predecessors, at least you have a definite result, which is that it really exists, rather than blindly doing."
Polly listened to Victor speak; his voice was unhurried and calm, just like his person.
The marriage between her and Victor was more about complementing each other than merely being a union.
"Whether it's exploration or tracing back to the source, the final result is all for progress. You could say it's all roads leading to the same destination."
"Victor, I heard that in your line of work, people basically retire at forty. You should go teach philosophy at a university then; you'd be very popular."
"It's thirty-five."
