For a long time, I thought I would like to be a doctor. Such a good profession. So explicitly good. Never a waste of time.

I desperately wish I had my tambourine with me now, because even after everything I'm still wearing heavy boots, and sometimes it helps to play a good beat

When I looked at you, my life made sense. Even the bad things made sense. They were necessary to make you possible.

It's a good rule of thumb, it seems to me: if you're not allowed to see where something comes from, don't put it in your mouth.

Is there really anyone, besides Rudy Giuliani, who prefers the new Times Square?

Why didn't I learn to treat everything like it was the last time. My greatest regret was how much I believed in the future.

Food serves two parallel purposes: it nourishes and it helps you remember. Eating and storytelling are inseparable-the saltwater is also tears; the honey not only tastes sweet, but makes us think of sweetness; the matzo is the bread of our affliction.