Do Not Cut Lose From Your Longings

Of Course My Books Are Translated Into Many Languages. I Have Here, In My Home, Translations On My Shelf Of My Books Into Forty-five Different Languages. Almost None Of Them I Can Read. I Can Read Only The English Editions. But, I Know That A Translation Of A Work Of Literature Is Like Playing A Violin Concerto On The Piano. You Can Do This. You Can Do This Very Successfully On One Strict Condition: Never Try To Force The Piano To Produce The Sounds Of The Violin. This Will Be Grotesque. So, Different Musical Instruments Provide For Different Music.

Don't Write About That Which You Don't Know.

Every Language Has Influences And Is An Influence.

I Want Israel To Live In Peace With Its Neighbors And In Peace With Itself.

I'm A Great Believer In Compromise. I Know It's Not Popular Among Young Idealists.