serious difficulties don't vanish by themselves, they are standing around your bed when you open the eyes the next morning.

I was growing tired of all the fussing and prevaricating, of the stolen hours and the secret rendez-vous; of the small indignities and broad discomfort that are part and parcel of adultery.

To be a Jew is a destiny

To me, writing is not a profession. You might as well call living a profession. Or having children. Anything you can't help doing.

People don't speak of hunger when they know what it is to be hungry.

Worries are the most stubborn habits in the world. Even after a poor man has won a huge lottery prize, he will still for months wake up in the night with a start, worrying about food and rent.

when we are young our parents run our life; when we get older, our children do.