The novel is a great discovery: far greater than Galileo's telescope or somebody else's wireless. The novel is the highest form of human expression so far attained. Why? Because it is so incapable of the absolute.
小说是一个伟大的发现:远比伽利略的望远镜或别人的无线电报更伟大。小说是人类迄今为止达到的最高表达形式。为什么?因为它是如此无法达到绝对。
Feelings are the subjective aspect of mental processes.
——《在沪举办茶话会上的演说》(1916年7月17日)