In the beginning there was faith - which is childish; trust - which is vain; and illusion - which is dangerous.

If you make a determination that [story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac] is not historical, do you throw it away? I don't think we can say whether it's precisely, scientifically historical.

For me, every hour is grace.

I learned to trust the threats of enemies before the promises of friends.

I do not believe in collective guilt.

You cannot write in more than one language. Words don't come out as well.

There are moments when I think it will never end, that it will last indefinitely. It's like the rain. Here the rain, like everything else, suggests permanence and eternity. I say to myself: it's raining today and it's going to rain tomorrow and the next day, the next week and the next century.