I think living in Israel and wanting to change reality is the best prescription for never-ending writer's block.

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?

Have been most timid of cowards from day of birth, " replied Li Han, without shame, "and this is an inauspicious day."- "No it ain't, " said Olaf, "it ban Thursday.

I believe if you want to convey a complex philosophy, its advisable to keep it simple: day-to-day lingo.

Just as water will conform to the shape of the vessel that contains it, so will a man follow the good and evil of his companions.

But the most important part of everything is to be happy.

I'm a native New Yorker, so I'm edgier; I kind of tell it like it is.

The way I view the works, they're more like feelings than anything else.

The manager has always shown a lot of faith in me, and the fact that I gave up my home in Barcelona and family in Barcelona to come to Liverpool shows how much faith I have in Rafael Benitez.

Attempting to identify with the source is an idea. You are already that.

The tongue is a powerful tool. And the words we say are never forgotten. Never.

Ultimately we're all responsible for putting our belief into action.