The only place where I felt at home, on familiar ground, was the Jewish cemetery. And yet I had never set foot in it before. Children had been forbidden to enter.

When I say it doesn't make much difference, I mean in terms of the importance of the piece of literature.

Fanaticism in many lands has surfaced as the greatest threat to the world. Indifference to its consequences would be a serious mistake.

I would say to [Chinese government], You don't need Tibet really. You don't need all the problems Tibet creates for you. It's so small, so far away. Give them their religious freedom and I know that they wouldn't misuse it.

The Biblical text does not have punctuation marks like periods and question marks. Where we end sentences is a matter of interpretation.

We believed in God, trusted in man, and lived with the illusion that every one of us has been entrusted with a sacred spark.

I imagine, like all his predecessors, Barak Obama would like to achieve greatness in bringing peace in the Middle East. I hope it will not be at the expense of Israel.