Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience.

"Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?"

Memory is a wound that never heals, and literature is the bandage we put on it.

"The beauty of cinema lies in its ability to make us feel less alone."

Innovation is the key to sustainable fruit cultivation; we must embrace new technologies to stay ahead.

The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.