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

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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...

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...

[It] takes a jaundiced view of the much-vaunted glorious past of Africa. And I suppose...

[It] takes a jaundiced view of the much-vaunted glorious past of Africa. And I suppose...

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...

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.

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...

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...

The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail.

The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail.

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.

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...

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.

The novel, for me, was an accident. I really don't consider myself a novelist.

The novel, for me, was an accident. I really don't consider myself a novelist.

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...

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.

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,...

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 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.

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,...

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...

One, a mass movement from within, which, as you know, is constantly being put down...

One, a mass movement from within, which, as you know, is constantly being put down...