We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment.But the bitter truth we critics must face is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.But there are times when a critic truly risks something and that is in the discovery and defense of the new.
我们冒的风险小却位高权重,人们必须奉上自己和作品供我们评论。可是,我们评论家必须面对一个难堪的事实 :以价值而言, 被评论家批评为平庸之物的同时我们的评论也许比他更为平庸。可是有时候评论家真的得冒险去发现并且捍卫新的事物。