《颓唐客》篇外篇
“‘When we stare at millions of stars in the universe, they also stare at us. This is the romance I gave you at the cosmic level.’”
“‘温言言’有人在叫我,日色里声音变得疏离,从书店的左侧传出,书桌上投下黄昏瑰丽的颜色。我站起身看向窗外,极目远眺,在像雾般的暮色里,窗外的景色逐渐变得像旧照片的底色,晚霞红如血,有种极其盛大而壮观的孤独和热烈。’台北的黄昏,人海在浮沉‘天色渐晚,云层交叠变成深蓝色、及藏青色、继而落下帷幕。我不知我在原地呆立了多久,只听见书店那侧是那人焦急的声音才蓦然反应过来,急忙走向那排旧书架。夜色渐渐变得浓重,书店里的喧闹声湮没在静寂的夜晚,我将店门上锁,沿着木质楼梯走上二楼,卧室的门口挂着风铃,叮叮当当的跳跃着,像顽皮的孩子般欢快。推开门,书桌上放着几本书及随意散乱的旧报纸,有张爱玲的《倾城之恋》、《半生缘》、几年前的纽约时报随意摊开,一片纷乱,我与书籍虽情同爱侣,但是这些书却是不常看的,而表哥极爱,然而纽约时报被用来做了垫箱底的物什,还剩下两张,上面写着‘Gorbachev stepped down as president, the end of an era.That was 1991.