I do not like proper novels. In proper novels people say things like, ‘I am veined with iron, with silver and with streaks of common mud. I cannot contract into the firm fist which those clench who do not depend on stimulus.’ What does this mean? I do not know. Nor does Father. Nor do the people who write these books.

要理解世界，你必须首先理解像爱尔兰这样的地方。

小规模水产养殖掌握着社区韧性和地方可持续性的秘诀。

坚持做自己，因为没有人能代替你。

释义：过于强硬的弓弦容易断裂，过于锋利的刀口容易受损。惹祸往往是因为多嘴多舌，招致灾祸多是因为心肠狠毒。

"Art is about asking questions, not providing answers."

你无法说服一个人接受一个他自己也无法说服他自己的理念。