Arnošt Lustig is one of the leading contemporary Czech fiction writers, and certainly the most important Jewish writer of Bohemia to have survived the Holocaust.

Lovers of literature will look for the remains of the golden treasure in that shipwreck on the bottom of the sea of criticism.

When the Communist Party comes to power, it acts a lot like the mafia: If you are a loyal member in good standing, everything is yours. You're protected, even if you commit a crime.

Artists hold out the mirror to the bruises on the face of the world.

There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something influenced by the age, even something ridiculous; just like everyone, without exception, has weaknesses.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body and prayer is to the soul.

Globally, our soul lessons have become more frequent and intense as we are called to evolve.

Come on... come on... I am waiting for answer... ...Silence doesn't make it... better...YOU SAID THAT WE ARE FRIENDS... AND i WAIT HOURS FOR REPLY!?

I didn't want to go out and change anything. I just wanted to make the music that was part of my background, which was rock and blues and hip-hop.

One of the biggest challenges in my job is letting go of the movie once you go home at night, and knowing you can't do anything to your performance once you've laid it on film.

What kind of love would drive a man for miles through solid rock?

Larry wanted us to reposition the tower. We wouldn't, and won't. He's been holding back our fees. We want to get paid. And that's it. It'll get solved and we'll carry on with planning Ground Zero.

Don’t complain; just work harder.

It's just me and the Bane. And I'm fighting him because he killed all of those innocent mice and people, and I have to stop him. Not because Sandwich says so but because I say so.

I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.