"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."

I write to understand what I think.

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.

智者不会羞于求知，因为他知道，知识的海洋是无边无际的。

I don’t play to be remembered. I play to enjoy the moment.

I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.

The future of grain farming lies in balancing tradition with innovation—honoring the past while embracing technology.