Two hundred writers were blacklisted from 1953 to 1957. Of them, only
10 percent were able to recover their careers and I was always grateful
to be among them. People have often said, "How could the blacklist
happen?," but it's amazing what can happen: what form intolerance can
take as well as intimidation. I like to think that any situation you're
involved with during the course of your life equips you to become a
better person and, in my case, a better writer.