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We Live In Oppressive Times. We Have, As A Nation, Become Our Own Thought Police; But Instead Of Calling The Process By Which We Limit Our Expression Of Dissent And Wonder ‘censorship,’ We Call It ‘concern For Commercial Viability.

Liberalism Is A Religion. Its Tenets Cannot Be Proved, Its Capacity For Waste And Destruction Demonstrated. But It Affords A Feeling Of Spiritual Rectitude At Little Or No Cost.

When You Come Into The Theatre, You Have To Be Willing To Say, 'we're All Here To Undergo A Communion, To Find Out What The Hell Is Going On In This World.' If You're Not Willing To Say That, What You Get Is Entertainment Instead Of Art, And Poor Entertainment At That.

Invent Nothing, Deny Nothing, Speak Up, Stand Up, Stay Out Of School.

In A Restaurant One Is Both Observed And Unobserved. Joy And Sorrow Can Be Displayed And Observed "unwittingly," The Writer Scowling Naively And The Diners Wondering, What The Hell Is He Doing?