
… of a story and be able to stomach the thought of burning them all and starting from scratch again. Forget genius and all that. A writer must write. An artist must create and draw and sculpt and paint. So if you want to be a writer, you have to write no matter what. Understand?”
But Goring only laughed and said, “Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.”