There are two kinds of people, those who like to sleep next to the wall, and those who like to sleep next to the people who push them off the bed.

You don't need to use the language of God to ask where the restrooms are.

When my books were translated, it was always about the characters, because the unique language aspect was lost in translation.

In America, where writers are preoccupied with the craft of writing, I always try to introduce this concept of the badly written good story. Turning the hierarchy around and putting passion on top and not craft, because when you just focus on craft, you can write something that is very sterile.

When my works are being translated, I always get this question from my translators: Up or down? Which means, should it sound biblical and highbrow, or should we take it all down to sound colloquial? In Hebrew, it's both all the time. People in Israel would write in a high register, they wouldn't write colloquial speech. I do a special take on colloquial speech.

The one who swallows cactuses with spines should not complain about hemorrhoids.

I always have a story in my head that needs to be written, or at least I think I do. But I usually can't find the time to write it.