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When I'm writing about complicated subjects, it usually involves a world. It could be the world of Scientology or the world of Al Qaeda, or the world of counter-terrorism.I look for emblematic beasts of burden - what I call "donkeys" - who can carry the reader through this world. They serve a different purpose. Donkeys are not especially interesting or likeable, but they are serviceable. They will take you into this world. The distinction I'm trying to make is: It's not about them. It's about the world.

Lawrence Wright's Popular Quotes

Journalism is a flawed profession, but it has a self-correcting mechanism. The rule of journalism is: talk to everybody.

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I get very antsy when I'm not occupied.

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I don't dispute Scientology can help people; I think that is a very important fact to keep in mind.

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Radicalism usually prospers in the gap between rising expectations and declining opportunities. This is especially true where the population is young…

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To me the notion that Palestinians are actually Jews is, I think, quite revelatory and very radical and a possible bridge that has been ignored, I th…

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Unlike the talent for war, the ability to make peace has always been rare.

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From the very beginning, when you go into Scientology your world narrows down very quickly.

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Scientology is probably the most stigmatized religion in America already.

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I like the serendipitous surprises of reality.

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