Happily ever after?" "If justice doesn't triumph and love doesn't make the circle in entertainment fiction, what's the point? Real life sucks too often.

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but you thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking.

Stop settling for your fears and doubts. You absolutely don't have to be an expert in order to be confident with yourself and your abilities.

Talk politics, talk about study and talk positively.

The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.

I wrote a novel about Israelis who live their own lives on the slope of a volcano. Near a volcano one still falls in love, one still gets jealous, one still wants a promotion, one still gossips.

Prayer is not a check request asking for things from God. It is a deposit slip - a way of depositing God's character into our bankrupt souls.

Because I write intuitively and image-by-image and moment-by-moment, my writing has to be powered by feelings and emotions.

Childhood is the sleep of reason. [Fr., L'enfance est le sommeil de la raison.]

I've always played the guys that end up having the wisecracks.

President Obama and I can meet, shake hands and discuss current issues, we - and I am personally - are always ready for such contacts.