Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.

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I don't really consider myself a novelist, it just came out purely by accident.

I don't really consider myself a novelist, it just came out purely by accident.

And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a...

And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a...

See, even despite pious statements to the contrary, much of the industrialized world has not...

See, even despite pious statements to the contrary, much of the industrialized world has not...

Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there's a lot of work to...

Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there's a lot of work to...

Very conscious of the fact that an effort was being made to destroy my mind,...

Very conscious of the fact that an effort was being made to destroy my mind,...

I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture.

I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture.

But theater, because of its nature, both text, images, multimedia effects, has a wider base...

But theater, because of its nature, both text, images, multimedia effects, has a wider base...

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.

There's a kind of dynamic quality about theater and that dynamic quality expresses itself in...

There's a kind of dynamic quality about theater and that dynamic quality expresses itself in...

I'm not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning,...

I'm not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning,...

And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just...

And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just...

Even when I'm writing plays I enjoy having company and mentally I think of that...

Even when I'm writing plays I enjoy having company and mentally I think of that...

Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a...

Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a...

There are different kinds of artists and very often, I'll be very frank with you,...

There are different kinds of artists and very often, I'll be very frank with you,...

One thing I can tell you is this, that I am not a methodical writer.

One thing I can tell you is this, that I am not a methodical writer.

There's something about the theater which makes my fingertips tingle.

There's something about the theater which makes my fingertips tingle.

Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an...

Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an...

But the ultimate lesson is just sit down and write. That's all.

But the ultimate lesson is just sit down and write. That's all.

I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd...

I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd...

I consider the process of gestation just as important as when you're actually sitting down...

I consider the process of gestation just as important as when you're actually sitting down...