Russian to English Other Poetry & Literature Aytmatov quotes

Родину невозможно унести, можно унести только тоску, если бы родину можно было перетаскивать с собой, как мешок, то цена ей была бы грош. - Чингиз Айтматов
My version below which is too long, literal and I don't like it, there should be translations somewhere but I could not find: but I need as short as possible version, Thanks!
You can't carry Your Motherland from one place to another as a bag (sack), what you could is only homesickness (nostalgia, which is better, I am not sure) within you, if so, its value would worth a penny