Democracy begins to fail and political life becomes impoverished in the absence of those vital public spheres such as public and higher education in which civic values, public scholarship, and social engagement allow for a more imaginative grasp of a future that takes seriously the demands of justice, equity, and civic courage.
民主开始失败，政治生活变得贫乏，当缺乏那些重要的公共领域时，如公共和高等教育，在这些领域中，公民价值观、公共学术和社会参与允许对未来有更富想象力的把握，认真对待正义、公平和公民勇气的需求。
写吧，否则就会死去。
每一部伟大的小说对作者和读者都是一次通往未知的旅程。
农业的未来在于平衡生产力与环境责任。
There is always something left to love.
I don’t love novels that end happily. They depress me so much.