The storyteller and poet of our time, as in any other time, must be an entertainer of the spirit in the full sense of the word, not just a preacher of social or political ideals. There is no paradise for bored readers and no excuse for tedious literature that does not intrigue the reader, uplift him, give him the joy and the escape that true art always grants.

In the history of old Jewish literature there was never any basic difference between the poet and the prophet. Our ancient poetry often became law and a way of life.

Some of my cronies call me a pessimist and a decadent, but there is always a background of faith behind resignation.

A Marxist has never written a good novel.

But if we have people who have the power to tell a story, there will always be readers.

It seems that the analysis of character is the highest human entertainment. And literature does it, unlike gossip, without mentioning names.

Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.