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

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

A man with money to pay for a meal can talk about hunger without demeaning himself. ... But for a man with no money hunger is a disgrace.

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

Marriage always demands the greatest understanding of the art of insincerity possible between two human beings.

To be a Jew is a destiny

Courage comes and goes. Hold on for the next supply.