艺术的功能不仅仅是如实反映现实,更是要想象可能的事物。
The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.
"The artist must be the conscience of his time."
写作是一种思考的方式,一种理解世界的方式。