"The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive."

If you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves.

The integration of traditional farming methods with modern technology is key to success.

The number one organ of ridicule, nowadays, is the newspaper. If you open the newspaper any day of the week, it's full of people who've messed up their lives. They've slept with the wrong person, taken the wrong substance, passed the wrong piece of legislation -- whatever it is, and then are fit for ridicule. In other words, they have failed. And they are described as "losers." Now, is there any alternative to this? I think the Western tradition shows us one glorious alternative, which is tragedy.

写作是对抗死亡的唯一方式。