The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an active and mythical belief.
Nationality: French Type: Philosopher Born: January 6, 1912 Death: May 19, 1994 |
The deadlines are much, much longer with books. When I was a reporter, a lot of times I'd come in at 8:30 a.m., get an assignment right away, interview somebody, turn the story in by 9:30, and have the finished story in the paper that landed on my desk by noon.
There's a practical problem about time and energy, and a more subtle problem of what it does to a writer's head, to continually analyze why they write, where it all comes from, where it's going to.