Life is as fleeting as a white horse glimpsed through a crack. What you see isn’t the truth, but the ways of the world. Love goes unreturned, the pursuit is agonizing, and life is full of setbacks. Even if my past life was marked by failure, that won’t stop me from moving forward. This is the way life goes: Some people spend their whole lives rushing about and still accomplish nothing. Some rise early and work late, yet remain destitute. Others commit crimes and amass enormous fortunes. Come, let me tell you the story of life, bit by bit.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
