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And gradually they’re beginning to recognize the fact that there’s nothing more secure than a democratic, accountable, and participatory form of government. But it’s sunk in only theoretically, it has not yet sunk in completely in practical terms.
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There’s a lot of insincerity about the actions of our legislators; they create distractions – like this anti-gay law you alluded to – and try to mobilise, to exacerbate people’s emotions. Until the legislators started making laws, people minded, generally, their own business.
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Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there’s a lot of work to be done.
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As a global citizen, I sometimes feel like denying my identity.
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Well, some people say I’m pessimistic because I recognize the eternal cycle of evil. All I say is, look at the history of mankind right up to this moment and what do you find?
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For me, a writer is already being the deuce of his mission, his occupation to society.
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I believe that each writer must decide in which language he or she is most comfortable.
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I have no money to give to you but I have ideas and organizational capacity.
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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 can look violence in the face and either reject or accept it.
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Colonialism bred an innate arrogance, but when you undertake that sort of imperial adventure, that arrogance gives way to a feeling of accommodativeness. You take pride in your openness.
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The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.
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Alfred Nobel regretted that his invention, dynamite, was converted to degrading use, hence his creation of the Nobel Prize, as the humanist counter to the destructive power of his genius.
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The media must be used effectively to reach the masses. You have to find a new language in which to address the people and demonstrate what is possible.
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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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It’s the place to begin, always — to return to home, literally.
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