When I first began to combine letters other than Hebrew, I read every book in German that came my way, and from these I certainly received according to the nature of my soul.
Shmuel Yosef AgnonIt is not enough for a man to dwell in the Land of Israel, he must also pray to be free.
Shmuel Yosef AgnonPeople's talk and the stories they tell have been engraved on my heart, and some of them have flown into my pen.
Shmuel Yosef Agnon