Hubbard set up the Church of Scientology in Hollywood in 1954 for a reason. He understood that celebrity was increasingly a feature… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
If you have great characters, then your reader becomes emotionally invested in those people. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
It's their belief, their own will, that holds people in Scientology, even oftentimes when they have been abused. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
I've always been intrigued by why people believe one thing over another. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
There are many countries where you can only believe more or you can believe less. But in the United States we have… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
People often pulled into Scientology want to address personal problems in their life, and Scientology says we have technology that addresses these… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
When you look at the science and the genetic studies that have been done on Palestinians and Jews, you find that there… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
I don't dispute Scientology can help people; I think that is a very important fact to keep in mind. — 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
We hear a lot about theological justifications for the conflicts, but very little about the scientific evidence, which in no way supports… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Coolness is temporary. You can't capture it or create it, it has to be discovered. It has to do with the people… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
What is interesting to me about film, and documentary film in particular, is that I can write about these people, and you… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
If we're talking about Sinai, we can't understand it without the 1967 and 1973 wars, and you can't understand it without the… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
People love to talk about the things that are important to them, but oftentimes as a journalist, if you're entering a world… — 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
