However, twelve former Sea Org members told me that…

Every medium has its advantages and weaknesses and there are many things I can put down on paper that I might not be able…

— Lawrence Wright

I was in Austin on 9/11, and there were no flights, so I couldn't get to New York to cover the story, so I…

— Lawrence Wright

“Undersheriff McClanahan was so worried about the mental health of his investigative team that he assembled a team of psychologists to debrief them. The…

— Lawrence Wright

Science fiction invites the writer to grandly explore alternative worlds and pose questions about meaning and destiny.

— Lawrence Wright

To me the notion that Palestinians are actually Jews is, I think, quite revelatory and very radical and a possible bridge that has been…

— Lawrence Wright

Every form has its merits. And I like to work in a lot of different forms.

— Lawrence Wright

“Miscavige keeps a number of dogs, including five beagles. He had blue vests made up for each of them, with four stripes on the…

— Lawrence Wright

The Israelis and the Palestinians don't know each other. They live right there, but they've become strangers. And it makes it much more difficult…

— Lawrence Wright

I don't want to constantly be writing about terrorism and strife.

— Lawrence Wright

If you have great characters, then your reader becomes emotionally invested in those people.

— Lawrence Wright

Religions prosper in large part because of the communities that they create.

— Lawrence Wright

Hubbard set up the Church of Scientology in Hollywood in 1954 for a reason. He understood that celebrity was increasingly a feature of American…

— Lawrence Wright

Look at what Jimmy Carter did. Look at the risks he took for a country that wasn't his. Israel has benefited unbelievably from that.…

— Lawrence Wright

Contempt for men pervades the most obscure strata of our society.

— Lawrence Wright

It's their belief, their own will, that holds people in Scientology, even oftentimes when they have been abused.

— Lawrence Wright