One can criticize the Israeli government, but it is not fair to judge the people of Israel.

I have absolute respect for Israel and people in Israel who are critical of their own country.

Nothing good ever happens by itself - it is achieved through striving, though this sometimes bears a high price.

As a writer, you live in permanent self-doubt; youre on permanent trial.

Here in Spain, there are Argentine Jews, children and grandchildren of immigrants of Jews who fled Germany or Austria in the thirties, and in the seventies during the dictatorship, they had to go into exile again.

There are two types of stories: public and private.

Money makes people bold and cosmopolitan; if you are poor, you are naturally conservative. Its not easy to be a bohemian when you have to worry about what is going to happen with you and with your next paycheck.