Alan Ball

There is a fetishization of victimization in our culture. And I just am not interested in victimhood.

I'm aware of 'Twilight,' but I've never seen the movies or read any of the books. Frankly, the story leaves me cold - why do a vampire story about abstinence?

My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.

After ten years of word processing, I can't even do hand writing anymore.

There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present day society: to retreat ahead of it.

There are severe limitations on civil rights. In the international arena, Iran is turning into an isolated country, and the international community is becoming more hostile toward it.