To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: that region of hysteria where language is both too much and too little, excessive and impoverished.

The bond between humans and livestock is one of the oldest and most vital partnerships in history.

【译文】 孔子说：“外表威严而内心怯懦的人，用小人作比喻，就象挖墙洞的小偷吧！”