It just seemed to me to be a great story, set back in its time but something that seemed to have relevance for our time. Now that the film is coming out, it looks like we're back in another time where repression of expression is all the rage.
“I don't feel the need to prove myself by writing the next generational novel.”
“Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more.”