Pious XII was too neutral to mention the gas chambers; decent people like my own family were turned into devils by crude Christianity.

I began to see that my problems, seen spiritually, were really my soul's plusses.

For a Christian, Jesus is the unique and only way that God has fully revealed himself. For a Jew this cannot be.

In speaking of Jesus, I must speak about Christianity because I do not think it possible or profitable to divide the two.

I didn't want to be on the losing side. I was fed up with Jewish weakness, timidity and fear. I didn't want any more Jewish sentimentality and Jewish suffering. I was sickened by our sad songs.

When you do a good turn you feel rich, even if you are broke.

If a dish doesn't turn out right, change the name and don't bat an eyelid. A fallen souffle is only a risen omelette. It depends on the self-confidence with which you present it.