I think that feeling that if one believed absolutely in any cause, then one must have the confidence, the self-certainty, to go through with that particular course of action.

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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...

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...

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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...

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...

Well, first of all I'll say that I come alive best in theater.

Well, first of all I'll say that I come alive best in theater.

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,...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

But when you're deprived of it for a lengthy period then you value human companionship....

But when you're deprived of it for a lengthy period then you value human companionship....

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,...