In the face of suffering, one has no right to turn away, not to see.

I needed to know that there was such a thing as love and that it brought smiles and joy in its wake.

I feel that books, just like people, have a destiny. Some invite sorrow, others joy, some both.

A disciple came to the celebrated Master of the Good Name with a question. “Rabbi, how are we to distinguish between a true master and a fake?” And the master of the good name said, “When you meet a person who poses as a master, ask him a question: whether he knows how to purify your thoughts. If he says that he knows, then he is a fake.

I personally have no doubt that the Exodus occurred. How it occurred, I don't know.

I believe in God--in spite of God! I believe in Mankind--in spite of Mankind! I believe in the Future--in spite of the Past!

For the good of all, I say: Be careful, the brutality of the world must not be more powerful or attractive than love and friendship.