(long pause) “You’re saying I’m the rootstock?”
“Every day. But I watched you save a half-dead apple tree last month. You grafted new wood onto old rootstock. That’s not starting over. That’s continuing.” farmer matures sex
“The cracks are where the light gets in, my wife used to say.” (long pause) “You’re saying I’m the rootstock
(smiles) “I’m saying you’re worth grafting onto. Even with the cracks.” farmer matures sex