There were two periods during which Lu Xun and I were on close terms, and two periods during which we were estranged. These situations arose entirely naturally -- they had nothing to do with any sense of rivalry between us.

• 鲁迅与我相得者二次，疏离者二次，其即其离，皆出自然，非吾于鲁迅有轩轾于其间也。