"For example, many colleges in their writing programs teach some of my work"

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Source : Interview with Robert Birnbaum, www.themorningnews.org. July 6, 2006.

Gay Talese

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“It could be that the total scenario for human beings is an insoluble mystery until we die, followed by nothing at all.”

Source : "Confessions of a Philosopher: A Personal Journey Through Western Philosophy from Plato to Popper". Book by Bryan Magee, 1997.
“Longing becomes more poignant if in the distance you can't tell whether your friend is going away or coming back. The pushing away pulls you in.”
“Generalization is flawed thinking only when applied to individuals. It is the most accurate way to describe the mass, the Wad. And yours is a democracy, a dictatorship of the Wad.”

Source : Trevanian (2011). “Shibumi”, p.198, Hachette UK
“Reality is always extraordinary.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A major puzzle for which nobody has an answer is this: is there some size at which the planets change their nature from water-rich planets like Neptune, to rocky planets like the Earth? We have found two planets that are the size of the Earth in radius, but they are very close to their host star, so water on the surface would evaporate away.”

Source : "Hunting for the Great Galactic Internet". Interview with Slate, www.slate.com. April 8, 2012.
“I've been very lucky to work on a wide variety of projects, including two long-run and top-10 dramatic television shows. That is why it is so important to offer a helping hand to the next generation of young Latinos coming up behind me.”
“I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity... to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that.”

Source : "John Rutter: The Art Of The Christmas Carol". Interview with Andrea Seabrook, www.npr.org. December 20, 2008.
“My approach to 'Eastenders' is the same as my approach to film and the same approach to theatre. Whatever I do, I use the same skills and tools.”

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