Author Quotes

I am not convinced that there is such a thing as a soul.

I am deeply convinced that happiness does not exist in this world.

I am a Westerner of Westerners!

Even the most malignant gods would not continue to inflict life upon humanity, time without end.

Character, I am sure, lies in the genes.

At 8, I made a pact with God.

The feeble soul merely whines and complains.

People are scared to death of dying. I am the opposite.

It is human nature to instinctively rebel at obscurity or ordinariness.

I have been the victim of heartless malice.

Giving a phenomenon a label does not explain it.

Those who claim to have had happy lives seem to be silly fools.

The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall.

I was never afraid of anything in the world except the dentist.

Are we not all desperate one way or another?

I have had four happy days in my life, and three of them turned out to be illusions.

I have been constantly betrayed and deceived all my life.

Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned.

In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.

It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help themselves.

I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don't betray each other.

You must never tire fighting Satan.

What is wealth? A dream of fools.

What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.

The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.

The dearest days in one's life are those that seem very far and very near at once.

Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.

If it be true that our people represent a high percentage of mental vigor, the distinction is probably due, in some measure, to the extremely important part which Talmud studies have played in the spiritual life of the race.

If a man is tongue-tied, don't laugh at him, but, rather, feel pity for him, as you would for a man with broken legs.

I was a great dreamer of day dreams.