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I have never written out of a desire to be controversial.

I always thought, 'I could go the route of saying some controversial things and have it explode, just do it like that. But I don't do that.' But of course, it wasn't really up to me.

Controversial means somebody who makes people think. And if you are afraid of people who will be against you, you might as well stay home and do nothing.

I get called 'controversial' all the time.

I think if I'm controversial it's not because I set out to be. It's because I've never felt comfortable being part of someone else's mainstream community.

I've always been controversial because I offer new ideas. For me to be controversial, I think this is positive.

I like the idea that my audience doesn't see what I do as controversial.

I'm always told that what I say is controversial. Why is it controversial? Because I speak from a tradition that has now fallen out of favor with the dominant media in this country. And so when I say things like marriage should be between one man and one woman, I'm called a bigot.

Donald Trump may occasionally say things that are controversial or even objectionable to some, but those are words.

Whatever I do becomes controversial.