People's talk and the stories they tell have been engraved on my heart, and some of them have flown into my pen.

After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.

If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after.

Our days on earth are like a shadow, and the time of our affliction is the length of our days.

Sometimes small things lead to great joys.

On everything you need to hear other people's opinions. It's the only way to do things. You ask a friend's advice and then between the two of you things somehow get clearer.

It is not enough for a man to dwell in the Land of Israel, he must also pray to be free.

But perhaps the truth newly discovered is itself only temporary and when new discoveries are made these truths too will be abandoned. But one truth remains for ever, and that is the search for truth.

Not every man remembers the name of the cow which supplied him with each drop of milk he has drunk.

A home from which you can be ejected at any time is no true home.

But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem.

My wife divorced me because she could not trust me anymore.I never want a divorce because I love and care about our daughter.

Persistence is always rewarded with success.

Desire blazed, passion raged.

I am amazed at how much I can learn by watching interviews of successful people.

We were enjoying one of those rare summers of utter freedom – no financial responsibility, no debts, no time owing to anybody.

I have never been able to understand why perfectly sensible people waste time being wittily obscure instead of just saying what they want and going on about their business.

I think I was the beneficiary of a little bit of charity.

Finally, he knew the kind of loving that made two one and understood Jane was his world. His ocean, his country, his sun, his rain, his very heart.

I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it

I work best after the deadline has passed, when I'm in a panic.