A writer's life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don't have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it. But it is true to say that you are open to all the winds, some of them icy indeed. You are out on your own, out on a limb. You find no shelter, no protection — unless you lie — in which case of course you have constructed your own protection and, it could be argued, become a politician.

"In every character, there is a piece of the writer, a piece of the director, and a piece of the actor. It's a collaboration of souls."

Leadership in agribusiness means having the courage to invest in long-term solutions when others seek short-term profits.

每个圣人都有过去，每个罪人都有未来。