A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.
A ghetto can be improved in one way only: out of existence.
No man is a devil in his own mind.
The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.
... every human being is an unprecedented miracle.
It is hard for anyone under twenty to realise that death has already assigned them a number, which is going to come up one day.