In Israel, the role of the writer is dictated by the language in which you write. Writers see themselves as cultural prophets.

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

I think that becoming a parent kind of made me try to be more responsible. And it made me much more stressful.

His whole body was completely still, except the wings, which were still fluttering a little, like when someone dies. That's when he finally understood that of all the things the angel had told him, nothing was true. That he wasn't even an angel, just a liar with wings.

When I write, I never know the endings. What I think works in [my] stories is the fact that when I write, I really want to find out what is going on-I'm writing for myself as a reader. It's like when you dream a dream. I want to know what's behind the door. If I navigate, it's from a place that's totally intuitive.

Apparently, I'm very, very popular in jails. They often ask me to come and speak.

Most of the Jewish writer friends I have are American, and I feel closer to them because they're always obsessed with one issue - identity: what does it mean to be an American Jew?