I Dropped Out In '64. And I

It Felt To Me Like I Was Living My Life In A Way That Didn't Make Mockery Of My Values. That's What I Intended To Do. So, That Became A Very Radicalizing Proposition For Me.

The Only People Who Have Never Had A Problem With Me Speaking In Their Venues Are Independent Bookstores And Libraries. Universities And Humanities Councils Have Canceled Me, But Never An Independent Bookstore.

I'm An Optimist In My Heart - I'm A Hopeless Pollyanna Just Like My Mother - But A Pessimist In My Head. I Think That's The Dialectic We All Need To Be In.

The Idea That Teaching Is Somehow The Delivery Of The Goods Is Such A Misunderstanding Of What Actually Goes On.

If You Were Against Slavery In 1840 And A White Person, You Would Have Been Against The Law, The Bible, Your Church, Your Pastor, Your Parents, Common Sense, Tradition, Everything. You Would Have Been Against Everything.