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Lawrence Wright
Profession : Author
Birth : August 2, 1947
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I'm grateful for the ascendancy of women in business and politics, which may yet advance the humanity of those callings.
Lawrence Wright
Dallas was a place where dreamers like my father were given a chance.
Lawrence Wright
For my parents, leaving the close social quarters of Abilene was like getting out of jail. They were not true West Texans; they had not come to love the unending monotony of mesquite barrens or the high, hot blue sky that made sunsets a matter of prayerful thankfulness.
Lawrence Wright
Dallas was not a caring city, but it was efficient.
Lawrence Wright
When I was in the ninth grade, I had a teacher in Dallas, Texas, named Elizabeth Enlow in English class. Every Friday, we had to write a little essay, and you had to incorporate three particular words into the story. That was the sole direction. And to me, this was so much fun.
Lawrence Wright
The lovely thing about the writing life is that you can point it in any direction.
Lawrence Wright
Scientology is not a terrorist organization. Scientology has used intimidating tactics and vindictive litigation.
Lawrence Wright
The ideal 'New Yorker' profile is a person, an interesting person, at a critical point in his life.
Lawrence Wright
What is interesting to me about film, and documentary film in particular, is that I can write about these people, and you trust my judgment, more or less, but when you're confronted yourself with humans who are right there on the screen telling you their story, you make a judgment yourself that is conclusive.
Lawrence Wright
Craziness doesn't have anything to do with how successful a religion might be.
Lawrence Wright
Religions prosper in large part because of the communities that they create.
Lawrence Wright
If you look at Mormonism, it's a very appealing community. It takes care of itself; there are active charities. It's got a successful work ethic. Whatever you might think about the authenticity of their theology or their history, it's immaterial in terms of how the religion itself actually functions.
Lawrence Wright
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