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

- Lawrence Wright

I get very antsy when I'm not occupied.

- Lawrence Wright

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

- Lawrence Wright

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

- Lawrence Wright

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…

- Lawrence Wright

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

- Lawrence Wright

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

- Lawrence Wright

Scientology is probably the most stigmatized religion in America already.

- Lawrence Wright

I like the serendipitous surprises of reality.

- Lawrence Wright