I really believe hatred is not a primal emotion, in that you can't find it in nature. It's basically some kind of distortion of fear.

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?

Travel is a lot like love.

I can think of nothing more soul destroying in life than to persist in trying to do a thing you want desperately to do well, and to know that you are at the best second rate.

You know, I was crap. But I had the commitment, and I had the understanding, that the basis of football is skill on the ball, and if you spend the time with it, you're gonna reap the rewards.

The land of opportunity spawned a whole new breed of men without souls.

People are not problems to be solved. They are mysteries to be explored.

There's no specific aesthetic other than a sense of the beautiful itself, I suppose.

Well, back to the drawing board.

The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility.

As women, we need to embrace our bodies and be confident with who we are.

In a lot of ways, the way you're making your bread and butter is off people who aren't necessarily who you're writing for.