The whole philosophy of modern times is to dissolve distinctions between individuals and deal with them as large collections of people. It's essentially self-interested on the part of authority.
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All your life, you live so close to truth, it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye. And when something nudges it into outline, it is like being ambushed by a grotesque.
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One feels that the past stays the way you left it, whereas the present is in constant movement; it's unstable all around you.
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I was so thrilled being a reporter, because it gave you the kind of access to people that you wouldn't ever get to meet.
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I think theater ought to be theatrical.
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Schepisi is the sort of director who could, would, and frequently did phone me whenever he came across a textual problem.
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