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

Perfection bores me, in art, in music; most of all, in people. Luckily, perfection is rare.

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

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.

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

To be a Jew is a destiny

patience is an integral part of talent.