"Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed citizenry."

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Source : "Let-Them-Eat-Cake-Attitude Threatens to Destroy a Network of Public Assets" by Scott Turow, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 15, 2011.

Scott Turow

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“You know, you hear about these movements for women, and for children, and for people who are any race but white, and you think that it's about time that men got a movement. Think about it. Guys can't play the piano, or dance, or sing. We can't cry, or be too happy, or show any emotion for that matter. The only thing we have left to us is anger, and even that we have to bottle up. Boys should be able to express what they feel and not have to endure people laughing at them, forcing them to wonder if they're gay or not, just because they like to paint.”
“I feel that religion can be used as a tool to guide your life and help you connect with other people.”
“I love having written. Sometimes I love writing. I love to revise. Revising is my favorite part of writing.”
“Lovesick, bitter and hardened heart. Aching, waiting for life to start”
“The Holocaust is a central event in many people's lives, but it also has become a metaphor for our century. There cannot be an end to speaking and writing about it. Besides, in Israel, everyone carries a biography deep inside him.”
“Secrets press inside a person. They press the way water presses at a dam. The secrets and the water, they both want to get out.”
“Governor is not the position to have in Oklahoma. It is the head coach of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State or Tulsa.”
“American writers, at least those of us who are fortunate enough to support ourselves in the field, are by and large a lucky lot.”

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