I have certainly amassed many historical research gathering skills.

The worst... was what the Pakistani soldiers did to the Bengali women after their failed rebellion.

They probably do have an Asian Barbie.

As the Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel warned years ago, to forget a holocaust is to kill twice.

There isn't much in the way of pure communist spirit, because the whole nation seems to be engaged in capitalistic enterprises. Much of the country still operates under government control.

I don't mind solitude. I love talking to other people, but I do need my space.

Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces.

Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances.

When the Chinese first came to San Francisco, they were actually welcomed by the mayor and they had special ceremonies for them-again this is when their colony was very small, only a few Chinese.

There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?

Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.

Be prepared to be on the race to fulfill and to achieve fulfillment.

Embrace the flow of your life path, living with grace and ease while showing love towards yourself and others along your journey.

I mean, aren’t we all tormented by past relationships?

[Pablo] Picasso really changed my life. It's strange to say so, but I started to see some Picasso paintings very early. I was very young, and he was not so much known.

The Jewish tradition of learning-is learning. Adam chose knowledge instead of immortality.

My brother Alex fell in love with rhythm and blues early and gave me a strong dose of it.

To me I seem to be constantly growing. I must respond to varying conditions, yet remain changeless within.

The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one’s heart—hearts are made to be broken—but that it turns one’s heart to stone.

Regardless of how well you can be offensively, if you have a great defense, you can deal with any offense.

Every man has two countries: his own and France.