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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

Education is an art.

Education is an art.

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...

Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow.

Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow.

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.

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...

And, of course, they've always condemned dancing. You know, you might touch a member of...

And, of course, they've always condemned dancing. You know, you might touch a member of...

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...

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...

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...

I'm more interested in writing than in performing.

I'm more interested in writing than in performing.