I have written about the dispossessed, immigrants, the condition of women who do not enjoy the same legal rights as men, the Palestinians who are deprived of their land and condemned to exile.

We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side.

Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever.

An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused.

Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private.

In the 70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away.

The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings.