Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.
I preach there are all kinds of truth your truth and somebody else's. But...
Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.
There are all sorts of cute puppy dogs but it doesn't stop people from going out and buying Dobermans.