24/29 I dare say that a man must be a certain kind of fool to think he can put the world forward by leaps and bounds. I think he must be a fool to assume that the world wants truth when it wants only to be assured that it has already found the truth for itself. The man who tells it what it already believes is never called a fool--and perhaps he isn't. Indeed, I've come to think he is less than a fool--that he's a mere polite echo. But oh, Bernal, hold to your truth! Be the simple fool and worry the wise in the cages they have built around themselves." She was leaning eagerly forward, forgetful of all save that her starved need was feasting royally. |