“The California I knew, old rancho California, is gone. It just doesn’t exist, except maybe in little pockets. I lived on the edge of the Mojave Desert, an area that used to be farm country. There were all these fresh-produce stands with avocados and date palms. You could get a dozen artichokes for a…”— Sam Shepard, theparisreview.org
“'Ive reminded people when were in Detroit a few weeks ago that Detroit 75 years ago was in essence Silicon Valley when the car was the hot technology of the day and 75 years ago Silicon Valley was just fruit orchards.”— Steve Case, usatoday.com