In business, as in farming, patience and persistence always outlast short-term gains.

I could not have parted with you, my Lizzy, to anyone less worthy.

I believe art is more powerful than money.

Sustainability isn’t an option; it’s the only path forward for agriculture.

When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.

小说是可能的艺术，而可能总是比现实更可怕。