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Suits Obviously Had Helped To Promote Bad Government And He Was As Guilty As Anyone For Wearing Them So Steadfastly For Twenty Years. Of Late He Had Become Frightened Of The Government For The First Time In His Life, The Way The Structure Of Democracy Had Begun Debasing People Rather Than Enlivening Them In Their Mutual Concern. The Structure Was No Longer Concerned With The Purpose For Which It Was Designed, And A Small Part Of The Cause, Nordstrom Thought, Was Probably That All Politicians And Bureaucrats Wore Suits.

As An English Major I Was Familiar With The Stories Of Dozens Of Writers Trying To Get Their Work Done Among The Multifarious Diversions Of The World And The Hurdles Of Their Own Vices. A Professor Had Said That What Saved Writers Is That They, Like Politicians, Had The Illusion Of Destiny That Allowed Them To Overcome Obstacles No Matter How Nominal Their Work.

Zen Is The Vehicle Of Reality.

I Couldn't Run A Tight Schedule, And If You're Any Good At Teaching, You Get Sucked Dry Because You Like Your Students And You're Trying To Help Them, But You Don't Have Any Time Left To Write Yourself.

Life Is Sentimental. Why Should I Be Cold And Hard About It? That's The Main Content. The Biggest Thing In People's Lives Is Their Loves And Dreams And Visions, You Know.