I always thought that the spine of a character was awe and wonder.
There were many times when I kept silent about being Jewish as I got older, when Jewish jokes were told.
Exercise? A Jew doesn't exercise.
Is there a God? There is, but we don't know where. Or who. And, indeed, why.
I enjoyed reading all the classic authors like Isaac Asimov and Bradbury.
I did a movie in Esperanto.