On the surface we all act like we all love each other and we're free and easy, and actually we're far more moralistic than any other society I've ever lived in.

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And I'm working at trying to find a kind of language where I won't be...

And I'm working at trying to find a kind of language where I won't be...

First of all, writing at best - certainly fiction writing - more and more I...

First of all, writing at best - certainly fiction writing - more and more I...

We get on the bandwagon in all sorts of ways - you know minor ways...

We get on the bandwagon in all sorts of ways - you know minor ways...

I wasn't really into body piercings until I found that about half my female students...

I wasn't really into body piercings until I found that about half my female students...

I found my voice was a reaction to all that voice stuff.

I found my voice was a reaction to all that voice stuff.

One of the reasons I think the ultra right-wing has such power in this country...

One of the reasons I think the ultra right-wing has such power in this country...

But guys such as Allen and William are more supportive than most men.

But guys such as Allen and William are more supportive than most men.

The literary culture, if you examine it, the high literary culture is that which preserves...

The literary culture, if you examine it, the high literary culture is that which preserves...

And internalization is used in this country as a very effective political tool.

And internalization is used in this country as a very effective political tool.

You can do whatever you want with my work.

You can do whatever you want with my work.

But I still don't have a clear idea of what my voice is.

But I still don't have a clear idea of what my voice is.

I understand that postmodern literature probably means people like DeLillo, The Fiction Collective, but I...

I understand that postmodern literature probably means people like DeLillo, The Fiction Collective, but I...

I mean, once work's out there it's meant to be used.

I mean, once work's out there it's meant to be used.

That's what the right-wing is good at: figuring out the left wing.

That's what the right-wing is good at: figuring out the left wing.

Well, fear and homophobia are both pervasive.

Well, fear and homophobia are both pervasive.

I'm really fascinated and you know I've been wondering about that usage of language, various...

I'm really fascinated and you know I've been wondering about that usage of language, various...

You know I've had work banned.

You know I've had work banned.

There's a backlash against womyn that's really bad right now.

There's a backlash against womyn that's really bad right now.

I question: do we really understand the differences between modernist and postmodernist?

I question: do we really understand the differences between modernist and postmodernist?

Some of the stuff about Yogi energy is really fascinating.

Some of the stuff about Yogi energy is really fascinating.