用秤称一称,才能知道轻重;用尺量一量,才能知道长短。
Intolerance of others’ views (no matter how ignorant or incoherent they may be) is not simply wrong; in a world where there is no right or wrong, it is worse: it is a sign you are embarrassingly unsophisticated or, possibly, dangerous.
The novel is the most democratic of all art forms because it depends only on the reader’s imagination.