Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.

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

There is a quiet humor in Yiddish and a gratitude for every day of life, every crumb of success, each encounter of love... In a figurative way, Yiddish is the wise and humble language of us all, the idiom of a frightened and hopeful humanity.

Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.

The pessimism of the creative person is not decadence but a mighty passion for the redemption of man.

Children read books, not reviews. They don't give a hoot about critics.

A story to me must have some surprise...I must have a passion to write the story.