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


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Romance is the sweetening of the soulWith fragrance offered by the stricken heart.

Romance is the sweetening of the soulWith fragrance offered by the stricken heart.



For now, let us simply observe that the assault on human dignity is one of the prime goals of the visitation of fear, a prelude to the domination of the mind and the triumph of power

For now, let us simply observe that the assault on human dignity is one of the prime goals of the visitation of fear, a prelude to the domination of the mind and the triumph of power



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

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




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 of communication with an audience. That's why I call it the most social of the various art forms.

But theater, because of its nature, both text, images, multimedia effects, has a wider base of communication with an audience. That's why I call it the most social of the various art forms.



Each time I think I've created time for myself, along comes a throwback to disrupt my private space.

Each time I think I've created time for myself, along comes a throwback to disrupt my private space.



Under a dictatorship, a nation ceases to exist. All that remains is a fiefdom, a planet of slaves regimented by aliens from outer space.

Under a dictatorship, a nation ceases to exist. All that remains is a fiefdom, a planet of slaves regimented by aliens from outer space.



I'm not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning, put a piece of paper in their typewriter machine and start writing. That I've never understood.

I'm not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning, put a piece of paper in their typewriter machine and start writing. That I've never understood.



And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others.

And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others.





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