I was convinced that hatred among nations and among people perished in Auschwitz. It didn't. The victims died but the haters are still here.

[Chinese] are a huge empire now, you'll soon be - in a few years two billion people in the world. So, you should be more compassionate, more understanding. And above all, you don't need all their trouble.

That is my major preoccupation, memory, the kingdom of memory. I want to protect and enrich that kingdom, glorify that kingdom and serve it.

Memory is the keyword which combines past with present, past and future.

I have an open mind - - I read, I study, I study your work and the work of other people with less talent. But that is not what I do in my writing and teaching. Still the love for the text we have in common.

It's easier to be conformist naturally; it's easier except for those who don't like conformism.

Christians call it the "Sacrifice of Isaac," and Jews call it the "Binding of Isaac."