Without heroes, we are all plain people, and don't know how far we can go

Those who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.

There comes a time in a man's life when to get where he has to go - if there are no doors or windows he walks through a wall.

Revision is one of the exquisite pleasures of writing.

If you ever forget you're a Jew, a Gentile will remind you.

I for one believe that not enough has been made of the tragedy of the destruction of 6 million Jews. Somebody has to cry-even if it's a writer, 20 years later.