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The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail.
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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.
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There's something about the theater which makes my fingertips tingle.
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But the ultimate lesson is just sit down and write. That's all.
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I don't really consider myself a novelist, it just came out purely by accident.
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Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.
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I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture.
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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.
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Well, first of all I'll say that I come alive best in theater.
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I consider the process of gestation just as important as when you're actually sitting down putting words to the paper.
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I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine.
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