Books are the ultimate way for writers to reach immortality.

Please believe in THE POWER OF ONE. One person can make an enormous difference in the world. One person - actually, one idea - can start a war, or end one, or subvert an entire power structure. One discovery can cure a disease or spawn new technology to benefit or annihilate the human race. You as ONE individual can change millions of lives. Think big. Do not limit your vision and do not ever compromise your dreams or ideals.

The worst... was what the Pakistani soldiers did to the Bengali women after their failed rebellion.

There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?

The spoken word vanished with the wind. Likewise, the unrecorded life disappears as if it never existed.

It's much more difficult to work on a broad subject than on a specific one, because even if it's hard to find the information, if you look hard enough for something specific you will find it, and you will discover things that you wouldn't have thought of before.

There isn't much in the way of pure communist spirit, because the whole nation seems to be engaged in capitalistic enterprises. Much of the country still operates under government control.