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“I have some idea that if I pick on [boy band] One Direction, I'll get a ton of hate mail, because I know that when you're 15, you love a band like you will kill people. But I don't quite realize that that's true about people - adults - who read The Hunger Games.”

Quote by Joel Stein

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Joel Stein is an American journalist born on July 23, 1971. He is known for his humorous and satirical writing style, having served as a columnist for publications such as the Los Angeles Times and Time magazine. more

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“You don't really want an army of people making individual decisions. And I don't think I completely understood that until people gave me examples of what happens when your army takes over your government and it's like, "Oh, yeah, I guess you can't really have people make individual moral decisions."”

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“I've learned over time that every editor has told me when you're getting that much hate, you don't talk about it. You just kind of don't give it oxygen and let it go away. It's almost - not always, but almost - always the best policy.”

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“It's hard to discipline yourself not to explain yourself or apologize.”

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“I don't read the "letters" section of Time magazine. I think it's just my habit as a reader. I don't read comments on stories, in general.”

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“I don't read "letters" sections of magazines, but I'll read anyone's blog post about me.”

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“I can't explain why I don't read comments. Maybe because I worked at Time for so long and they don't have them, so I keep forgetting that they're there.”

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