(Always this barrier, this impossibility of getting through. This time he did not waste his time trying; he simply went on stroking her, thinking, It'll be on my conscience, whatever happens to her. And she knows it, too. So she's absolved of the burden of responsibility, and that, for her, is the worst thing possible. Too bad, he thought, I wasn't able to make love to her.)
作者Philip K. Dick (0 评论)
在菲利普·迪克（Philip K. Dick）的“现在等待去年”中，主角反思了阻止有意义联系的情感障碍。他观察到，尽管他努力安慰她，但他们之间仍然存在着无法克服的鸿沟。这种绝望的感觉使他接受了她幸福的责任感，意识到他无法深入联系会增加他们的斗争。