“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

To reach today’s authorities you must make too many concessions, and that is true of anyone who hopes to produce great work in any area. Men in the sciences have years and years invested in a particular system, upon which their reputations, self-respect, and livelihood depend. They have inbuilt leanings, then, quite understandably if regrettably, that mitigate against their looking with clear eyes upon work that shows the gaps in their own understanding or systems.

I know you both fairly well. For now, I suggest that you not contact your famous agent (Scott Meredith). You are not being treated like merchandise at Prentice, whatever Prentice’s faults might be, and you would be treated like merchandise by the high-powered agent, who would consider you a fine property, and expect you to act accordingly.

(10:28.) In Ruburt’s case such considerations make him feel set against the world, where actually that social world has rather agreeably enough allowed you room and a certain platform on its stage, through your readership. You have a considerable number of people, considerable, in all walks of life who wish you well. There is no need for Ruburt to anticipate scorn. There is no need either, however, for him to imagine that he has any responsibility to go out into that mixed social arena to do tours or appear on television.