[In an atmosphere of liberty, one is as free to not open a book as to open it. Although simple in concept, that is not necessarily an easy condition to maintain.] All of us can think of a book that we hope none of our children or any other children have taken off the shelf, ... But if I have the right to remove that book from the shelf -- that work I abhor -- then you also have exactly the same right and so does everyone else. And then we have no books left on the shelf for any of us. |
A great novel is a kind of conversion experience. We come away from it changed. |
All of us can think of a book that we hope none of our children or any other children have taken off the shelf. But if I have the right to remove that book from the shelf -- that work I abhor -- then you also have exactly the same right and so does everyone else. And then we have no books left on the shelf for any of us. |
It was a wonderful way to be awakened. |
It's very hard to believe. |
Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out connections. |
The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it. |
Thus, in a real sense, I am constantly writing autobiography, but I have to turn it into fiction in order to give it credibility. |
To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another. |
Youth is a mortal wound |
Youth is a mortal wound. |