奥罗克著作卷首的引语取自德·昆西的《瘾君子自白》。
Rousseau wrote in his Confessions that while he considered tears the most powerful expression of love, he also just liked to cry over nothing.卢梭在《忏悔录》中写道,虽然他认为眼泪是最有力的爱的表达,但他也喜欢为小事而哭。
His Confessions were made under torture.他被屈打成招。