Fiction is a kind of compassion-generating machine that saves us from sloth....
I turned 54 this year and I find myself feeling like I'm in a bit of a race...
If you think of a work of fiction as a kind of scale model of the world then...
Whatever your supposed politics are - left right - if you put it in a human...
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The best thing that ever happened to me is that nothing happened in writing....
It's funny with fiction - once you cut something it hasn't happened anymore.
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The universal human laws - need love for the beloved fear hunger periodic...
The scariest thought in the world is that someday I'll wake up and realize...
I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent...
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RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences...
I think human society for tens of thousands of years has sent young men out...
In emerging democracies like Russia in authoritarian states like Iran or...
Well you got to remember bin Laden killed 3 000 Americans and in some ways...
You shouldn't get to live in society and give nothing back. People complain...
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