Land is valued for its fertility and harvest; Talent is also land, but it produces truth instead of food. If you can only breed imagination and fantasy, even the greatest talent is only sand or salt pond, on which even grass can't grow. -belinsky
I need three things: love, friendship and books. However, how interconnected the three are! Passionate love can enrich the content of books, and books are people's most loyal friends. -Montaigne