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You either get the point of Africa or you don't. What draws me back year after year is that it's like seeing the world with the lid off.
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It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I would get an idea, and then write the beginning, and then never touch it again.
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I’m not a fan of ‘write what you know.’ If you don’t know, find out. I knew nothing about the Bible before I started writing ‘The Year of Living Biblically.’ That was kind of the point – to learn.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without
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No matter how much we learn, there is always more knowledge to be gained. In this connection I am reminded of a short poem that has been in my mind over the years. It reads as follow: I used to think I knew I knew. But now I must confess. The more I know I know I know I know I know the less.
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History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.
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Zionism is nothing more, but also nothing less, than the Jewish People's sense of origin and destination in the Land linked eternally with its name. It is also the instrument whereby the Jewish Nation seeks an authentic fulfillment of itself.
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We all name ourselves. We call ourselves artists. Nobody asks us. Nobody says you are or you aren't.
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Quitting smoking can be a very good test of ones character. Pass the test and you will have accomplished so much more than just get rid of one bad habit
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Smoking had become my favorite thing in the world to do. It was like having instant comfort, no matter where or when.
