God Is A Writer And We Are

A Story To Me Means A Plot Where There Is Some Surprise... Because This Is How Life Is Full Of Surprises.

Two Important Things Are To Have A Genuine Interest In People And To Be Kind To Them. Kindness, I've Discovered, Is Everything.

When Literature Becomes Overly Erudite, It Means That Interest In The Art Has Gone And Curiosity About The Artist Is What's Important. It Becomes A Kind Of Idolatry.

Every Creator Painfully Experiences The Chasm Between His Inner Vision And Its Ultimate Expression.

The Yiddish Mentality Is Not Haughty. It Does Not Take Victory For Granted. It Does Not Demand And Command But It Muddles Through, Sneaks By, Smuggles Itself Amidst The Powers Of Destruction, Knowing Somewhere That God's Plan For Creation Is Still At The Very Beginning.