I was in Austin on 9/11, and there were no flights, so I couldn't get to New York to cover the story,… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
If you're on a contract at 'The New Yorker,' the contract specifies the number of words you will publish in the magazine… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
The ideal 'New Yorker' profile is a person, an interesting person, at a critical point in his life. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
When I was working on the al-Zawahiri piece, a large part of it published in 'The New Yorker' in 2002, I had… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Scientology plays an outsize role in the cast of new religions that have arisen in the 20th century and survived into the… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Certainly, the two things Scientology has on its side are money and lawyers, but those qualities won't save it if it can't… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Religions prosper in large part because of the communities that they create. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
If you have great characters, then your reader becomes emotionally invested in those people. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
“However, twelve former Sea Org members told me that Miscavige had assaulted them; twenty-one have told me or testified in court that they have… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
Every form has its merits. And I like to work in a lot of different forms. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
