Quotation from: The Valley of the Moon

Written by: Jack London

"Listen. I had been a librarian. I knew my way among books. First
of all I'd read everything written on the subject, and subscribed
to some of the best farm magazines and papers. And you ask if my
ten acres have supported me and two hired men. Let me tell you. I
have four hired men. The ten acres certainly must support them,
as it supports Hannah--she's a Swedish widow who runs the house
and who is a perfect Trojan during the jam and jelly season--and
Hannah's daughter, who goes to school and lends a hand, and my
nephew whom I have taken to raise and educate. Also, the ten
acres have come pretty close to paying for the whole twenty, as
well as for this house, and all the outbuildings, and all the
pedigreed stock."