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Michael Ventura is an American novelist born on October 31, 1945. His works are known for their unique narrative style and profound insights into social issues.

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“When the people clamor to be shielded from reality, when they praise their government for keeping things from them, when they choose to conduct their lives within the limits of whatever fantasy the government supplies, then they are no longer consenting to be governed, they are begging to be ruled.”

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Book:Letters at 3am: reports on endarkenment

Source: Letters at 3am: reports on endarkenment

“Leave people alone when they tell you to leave them alone. If they mean it, they need it.”

People Ifs Needs Mean

Book:Letters at 3am: reports on endarkenment

Source: Letters at 3am: reports on endarkenment

“We have to be realistic about the brutal demands a money culture puts on the psyche, and there is a great cost to this in terms of creativity. Look at the state of people at 65. How many of them become creative after having to survive in the money culture?”

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“People are judged continuously everywhere on the most intimate level by the prices on their head. Most of them accept the judgment. It's very hard to have self-respect, or to maintain a state of creativity under these conditions.”

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“I always thought Cyrano De Bergerac was a coward. He could fight a hundred swordsmen, but he was afraid of his nose, and he was afraid of Roxanne. Jam as cowardly as anybody about facing my fears. So, you spend your you years as an artist fighting those hundred people that you happen not to fear. Then you wake up one morning and realize all this time you're afraid of your nose. That's what you're going to have to face for the rest of your life. And you don't feel very courageous. But, if you don't face it, you dry up as an artist.”

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“The people you have to lie to, own you. The things you have to lie about, own you.”

People Thinking Lying Positive Thinking

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About the Author

Born: October 31, 1945
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 34

Books & Sources

Letters at 3am: reports on endarkenmentRelated source material

The Zoo where You're Fed to God: A NovelRelated source material

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