农民是最早的环保主义者——他们比任何人都更了解土地。

自由不是礼物，而是必须每天争取的成就。

Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.

The writer's duty is to tell the uncomfortable truths that others prefer to ignore.

Every story is a battle against silence, a way to give voice to those who have been erased.