“was at the time thought to be rather bold. Reading these books wasn't quite like being in a secret society or a clique. But it certainly made you feel different from a lot of people in Leeds and they did put you in touch with a wider world.”
“[Montana wheat variety yield increases give Montana farmers more wheat to sell, but the situation remains much as the Red Queen describes to Alice in Wonderland. In Lewis Carroll's classic] Through the Looking Glass, ... If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!”