I don't think a decent person has to choose between being pro-Israel and pro-Palestine. I think you have to be pro-Peace.

Never cut loose from your longings.

I know one or two things about fanaticism and death, and I reject them.

We all begin much much much earlier. In fact, every one of us - every nation, every individual begins hundreds, perhaps thousands of years prior to the date that appears in the passport.

I'm not sure I'm happy with words such as "task" or "role" when they are attached to literature. I prefer to talk about the gift of literature rather than its role or task. You know, gynecology has a role; sex is a gift. And literature is not about sending messages.

Universally, not only in Israel, people want to feel good about themselves. We all want to feel good to some extent.

Literature belongs first and foremost to the language in which it is being written. The very same book, even if it is translated very accurately, let's say from Hebrew into English or from English into Hebrew, becomes a different book because language is a musical instrument.