I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to identify with them.
E. L. DoctorowTime seems to me a drift, a shifting of sand. And my mind is shifting with it. I am wearing away.
E. L. DoctorowWhen I'm writing, I like to seal everything off and face the wall, not to look outside the window. The only way out is through the sentences.
E. L. Doctorow