1. The epigraph to O'Rourke's book is from de Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium Eater. 奥罗克著作卷首的引语取自德·昆西的《瘾君子自白》。
2. 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。
3. His confessions were made under torture. 他被屈打成招。
4. Uncorroborated confessions should no longer be accepted by courts. 无证据的供词不应继续被法庭采信。
5. Parents should show positive feeling about their children's confessions. 父母应该对孩子的忏悔表现出积极的态度。