"The novel is a place where you can explore the complexities of human nature without fear of judgment."

For me they normally happen, these career crises, often, actually, on a Sunday evening, just as the sun is starting to set, and the gap between my hopes for myself and the reality of my life starts to diverge so painfully that I normally end up weeping into a pillow.

Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain.

The future of agriculture lies in scale, standardization, and intelligence.

Experience is a good school, but the fees are high.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.