帕布莉卡在大城市，我们生活在自己的小团体里，只能窥到世界的一部分。在小镇或村庄里，却没有什么小团体：人不够多。所以，在小地方，你必然能领略整个世界。每个人自己就是一个阶级；每个时辰都有新的挑战。走过村子尽头的小酒店后，你就只能把心爱的奇思异想抛在脑后，因为你再也找不到人分享他们。
In the great cities we see so little of the world, we drift into our minority. In the little towns and villages there are no minorities; people are not numerous enough. You must see the world there, perforce. Every man is himself a class; every hour carries its new challenge. When you pass the inn at the end of the village you leave your favourite whimsy behind you; for you will meet no one who can share it.
——威廉·巴特勒·叶芝《凯尔特的薄暮》
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