I had to get rid of any idea of hell or any idea of the afterlife. That's what held me, kept me down. So now I just have nothing but contempt for the institution of the church.

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I'm not one of those James Joyce intellectuals who can stand back and look at...

I'm not one of those James Joyce intellectuals who can stand back and look at...

The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice.

The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice.

I just have to proceed as usual. No matter what happens, nothing helps with the...

I just have to proceed as usual. No matter what happens, nothing helps with the...

There's so much absurdity. Poverty is so absurd.

There's so much absurdity. Poverty is so absurd.

I can't go too much into my domestic life because there are ex-wives ready to...

I can't go too much into my domestic life because there are ex-wives ready to...

He came to the States in 1963, I think with a view to making up...

He came to the States in 1963, I think with a view to making up...

I've been writing in notebooks for 40 years or so.

I've been writing in notebooks for 40 years or so.

I admire certain priests and nuns who go off on their own and do God's...

I admire certain priests and nuns who go off on their own and do God's...

We never really had any kind of a Christmas. This is one part where my...

We never really had any kind of a Christmas. This is one part where my...

They all went into the bar business. Which was a mistake, because they began to...

They all went into the bar business. Which was a mistake, because they began to...

I had no accomplishments except surviving. But that isn't enough in the community where I...

I had no accomplishments except surviving. But that isn't enough in the community where I...

Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow.

Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow.

Education is an art.

Education is an art.

Actually, my mother and Alfie came for three weeks' Christmas vacation and stayed for 21...

Actually, my mother and Alfie came for three weeks' Christmas vacation and stayed for 21...

First of all there is always that artistic challenge of creating something. Or the particular...

First of all there is always that artistic challenge of creating something. Or the particular...

The main thing I am interested in is my experience as a teacher.

The main thing I am interested in is my experience as a teacher.

I think I settled on the title before I ever wrote the book.

I think I settled on the title before I ever wrote the book.

You feel a sense of urgency, especially at my advanced age, when you're staring into...

You feel a sense of urgency, especially at my advanced age, when you're staring into...

I'm more interested in writing than in performing.

I'm more interested in writing than in performing.

My childhood here... was very limited. So it was a long, long time before I...

My childhood here... was very limited. So it was a long, long time before I...