Status Updates From You Must Set Forth at Dawn

"To respond to terror with violence or attempt to defeat violence with its own instrumentality is un-blameworthy. ..I dared not take my eyes off the fallen bully, dared not turn my back on him. ..I felt stuck, and I now began to feel stupid in the bargain.

"Even when the choice is willingly made, exile sinks into one as a palpable space of bereavement. At that moment, I believe I died a little.

"the daily street theater, to which most people remained oblivious, was far superior to anything that we could mount on the stage, but of course, while that demanded no entrance fee, payment could be exacted in rather unpleasant ways.

"the state of freedom also breeds desires and expectations, including the craving for an accustomed space, a sanctuary, a physical, palpable, intimate space, not unlike solitary confinement in a prison cell but, of course, of one’s own choice and designation.., one within which I could take refuge from the outside world and also regain a sense of fluidity in the creative process.