6, 000 people were killed, crippled, and wounded during the War of Independence. The economy was devastated - there was no milk, just milk powder. No eggs, but egg powder. Meat was only once a week.

It's not that I don't have opinions, rather that I'm paid not to think aloud.

The very point of Labor's Zionist program is to have as much land as possible and as few Arabs as possible!

The moment you think you know something inside out, is the moment you stop listening. That's when you go backwards faster than you progressed

A prudent ruler is distinguished by his ability to manage.

Whoe'er he be That tells my faults, I hate him mortally.

A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.

I believe that I am some sort of fiction writer and I'm using myself in my work because I'm the person I'm most convenient to use!

Style has become very important, the whole idea of style, what your personal style is. It's your identity.

Imitation isn't the sincerest form of flattery - it's plagiarism.

The connection economy rewards the leader, the initiator, and the rebel.

We can grieve over lost powers and memories, or rejoice over gained knowledge and maturity, according to taste.

My life's purpose is to write poetry - but behind the poetry must be the vision of a fresh revelation for men.