One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing.
Like art and politics gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation...
It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights...
The betrayal of trust carries a heavy taboo.
Let's say a Soviet exchange student back in the '70s would go back and tell...
Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task.
Espionage for the most part involves finding a person who knows something...
You want people walking away from the conversation with some kernel of wisdom or some kind of impact.
