…직조기와저녁도시락,잠자리그리고다시직조기,

이런것들만생각하던방적공이어느일요일에그술을조금마시고는

늪에핀백합한송이를우연히발견하게될지도모른다.

손바닥에그꽃을올려놓고황금빛의정교한꽃받침을살펴볼때

갑자기그의마음속에고통처럼날카로운그리움이일게될지도모른다.

어느직조공은문득눈을들어처음으로1월한밤중의하늘에서

차갑고도신비로운광휘를보고는문득자신의왜소함에대한

지독한공포로심장이멈추어버리는듯한느낌을가지게될지도모른다.

아밀리아의술을마시면이런일들을경험하게된다…

고통이든기쁨이든결국이경험들이보여주는것은진실이다…

(CarsonMcCullers;TheBalladoftheSadCafe중에서,장영희譯)

…Aspinnerwhohasthoughtonlyoftheloom,thedinnerpail,thebed,andthentheloomagainmightdrinksomeonaSundayandcomeacrossamarshlily.Andinhispalmhemightholdthisflower,examiningthegoldendaintycup,andinhimsuddenlymightcomeasweetnesskeenaspain.Aweavermightlookupsuddenlyandseeforthefirsttimethecold,weirdradianceofmidnightJanuarysky,andadeepfrightathisownsmallnessstophisheart.Suchthingsasthese,then,happenwhenamanhasdrunkMissAmeila’sliquor.Hemaysuffer,orhemaybespentwithjoy―buttheexperiencehasshownthetruth…