As a monogamous creature, I feel sometimes that it fills up a function that affairs have in married people's life.

Translators are like ninjas. If you notice them, they’re no good.

My father - I once asked him what was his greatest achievement. He said his greatest achievement was that he fought in five wars in the infantry, always on the front line, and never hurt anybody.

According to Gur's theory of boredom, everything that happens in the world today is because of boredom: love, war, inventions, fake fireplaces - ninety-five percent of all that is pure boredom.

It's kind of a reflex for me to ignore my own wishes and think about other people first.

If you want to learn how to be happy, you have to know what is sadness first.

Rabbits are played. Nowadays it's all about the turtles. Tell them it's a ninja, they'll freak.

The one who swallows cactuses with spines should not complain about hemorrhoids.

Writing a story is kind of like surfing, as opposed to the novel, where you use a GPS to get somewhere. With surfing, you kind of jump.

For three months, a person sits and looks at you, imagining a kiss.

Most of the Jewish writer friends I have are American, and I feel closer to them because they're always obsessed with one issue - identity: what does it mean to be an American Jew?

Within you is everything you need

I grew up with the concept of freedom of speech. So I'm too old, it's too late for me to adjust to the new world, the new world order.

It got so that when he closed his eyes, letters and words danced in his mind. He thought of little else during that time.

Forgive yourself and be ready to forgive yourself in the future. You're gonna screw up. It's okay.

It is the "try" that is more often counted for righteousness and not the success or failure.

And I honor the man who is willing to sink half his present repute for the freedom to think, and, when he has thought, be his cause strong or weak, Will risk t' other half for the freedom to speak.

There is nothing more shocking than to see assertion and approval dashing ahead of cognition and perception.

It's OK to not be OK - just don't stay there.

Patience and love can do anything.

Great improvisers are like priests... they are thinking only of their God