Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.

小说是我们这个时代的苏格拉底式对话。实用的智慧从学校的智慧逃到了这种自由的形式。

-- Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel 卡尔·威廉·施勒格尔