I need to be alone for certain periods of time or I violate my own rhythm.
The ability of a person to atone has always been the most remarkable of human features.
I essentially write for myself.
The first thing you have to do is get immersed in the project, organizing yourself, knowing what you are going after and not going after.
On one occasion I went to Afghanistan to look at the borders and learn something about the situation there to see if my book was there?and it wasnt.
My greatest accomplishment is Exodus. It changed a lot of peoples lives, it changed the conception of the Jewish people in the international scene.
I do not write for an audience
I certainly never wanted to be a photographer to bore myself. It's no fun - life is too short.
In community, where you have all the affection you could ever dream of, you feel that there is a place where even community cannot reach. That's a very important experience. In that loneliness, which is like a dark night of the soul, you learn that God is greater than community.
Imagination is not enough. Knowledge is necessary.
Peer pressure is something everyone will face in school. You have to really go by what you think is the right thing to do. Turn to the friends you trust the most when you are put in a compromising situation. If your friends are making the wrong decision, then turn to your parents.