Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces.

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

I don't mind solitude. I love talking to other people, but I do need my space.

If the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly.

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.

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

When you believe you have a future, you think in terms of generations and years. When you do not, you live not just by the day — but by the minute.