“Stop free-basing sugar.”

“My whole life, I've never loved anything else”

“Il faut regarder la souffrance en face. S'il était Premier ministre, il obligerait les membres du gouvernement à passer une semaine dans une base de réservistes de Gaza ou d'Hébron, ou dans une maison d'arrêt du Néguev, ou à séjourner au moins deux jours dans le service psychiatrique d'un hôpital perdu ou à se tenir en embuscade une nuit entière, du coucher du soleil à l'aube, dans la boue et la pluie, en hiver, dans le périmètre de sécurité à la frontière libanaise. Ou encore à vivre dans l'intimité d'Eytan et de Warhaftig, dans cet enfer de l'avortement noyé sous les accords de piano et de violoncelle qui s'échappaient de l'étage supérieur. (p. 283)”

“Faith, coming from the lack of faith: as much as the faith in oneself is demolished, as much the intoxicating faith in the salvation becomes strong and the desperate need to be save grows. The savior is that much great, as you’re small, insignificant and unworthy. Anri Begrson writes: “It’s not true that faith can move mountains. On the contrary, the main thing in faith is the ability not to notice anything, even the moving of the mountain in front of you. It’s like a hermetic screen, fully impregnable to the facts.”

“Wenn Du deine Weisheiten aus einem einzigen Buch klaust, bist Du ein Plagiator. Aber wenn Du aus zehn Büchern klaust, nennt man Dich einen Gelehrten, wenn Du aus dreißig oder vierzig Büchern klaust - einen hervorragenden Gelehrten”

“He had the feeling that he must make a decision, and though he was used to making many decisions every day, this time he was beset with uncertainty; in fact he had no idea what was being asked of him”

“She had not wanted him to but had let him have his way because ever since she was a child she had generally yielded before anyone with strong willpower, especially if it was a man, not because she was naturally submissive, but because strong male willpower gave her a feeling of safety and trust, together with acceptance and a desire to give in.”