I'm not saying that I don't experience people in life as evil, but writing is not a place of alienation; writing is the place where we can try to be human.

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?

Everything that matters hurts, until it doesn't matter anymore.

What do you want from me?" he asked hesitantly."Your trust, " i answered without any hesitation.

I love working on a typewriter - the rhythm, the sound; it's like playing the piano, which I do, too.

Here, whatever is not boring is not English.

It only seems that there is something more important for you to do than to just quietly be yourself.

Serendipity is nice, but hoping for luck and the magic of happenstance shouldn't be an excuse for a lack of proactivity. I had to learn for myself that waiting isn't a life plan.

I saw my true power. The darkest power. The greatest power. ~Jaime Vegas

Jesus, to me, is a great world teacher among others.

Europe is a molehill. All great empires and revolutions have been on the Orient; six hundred millions live there.

We've got a bad fire let's get out . . . We're burning up.