People Would Rather Be Deceived Than Have

Imagine, [kriezler] Said, That You Enter A Large, Somewhat Crumbling Hall That Echoes With The Sounds Of People Mumbling And Talking Repetitively To Themselves. All Around You These People Fall Into Prostrate Positions, Some Of Them Weeping. Where Are You? Sara’s Answer Was Immediate: In An Asylum. Perhaps, Kreizler Answered, But You Could Also Be In A Church. In The One Place The Behavior Would Be Considered Mad; In The Other, Not Only Sane, But As Respectable As Any Human Activity Can Be.

Warfare Against Civilians Must Never Be Answered In Kind. Terror Must Never Be Answered With Terror.

I Have A Grim Outlook On The World, And In Particular On Humanity. Spent Years Denying It, But I Am Very Misanthropic. And I Live Alone On A Mountain For A Reason.

I Have To Be Very Careful, However, Because I Have No Intention Of Providing An Excuse For This Behavior. It's An Attempt To Explain How So Many Women Come From Backgrounds Where The Pressure To Be A Good Mother Is So Severe That If They Can't Do It, Something Really Snaps.

I Wanted Nothing Less Than To Be A Fiction Writer When I Was A Kid. If You Had Told Me I Would Be An Artist Or Novelist When I Grew Up, I Would Have Laughed In Your Face