Holy War is a contradiction of terms.

I spent most of my time talking to God more than to people.

I think that human beings are capable of the worst things possible.

No one has written the way Isaiah does. The royal style, the majesty of the language. He is called the prince of the prophets. No one has written like that. I've studied ancient literature, Homer, for example, but it's not the same thing.

Even if people tell me they have historical proof [that it is not historical], that doesn't really bother me.

The Holocaust is not a cheap soap opera. The Holocaust is not a romantic novel. It is something else.

I'd almost say hope isn't what it used to be. It's very difficult today to be a teacher. I speak to children. And tell them, look, no matter what, you must have hope. You must. When I invoke Camus, who said when there is no hope, you must invent hope. . .hope is something that is not what God gives us. It's like peace. It's a gift that one can give to one another. Only another person can push me to despair. And only another person can push me to hope. Its my choice.