In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.
We are all patchwork, and so shapeless and diverse in composition that each bit, each moment, plays its own game.
"To understand a person, you must first understand the stories they tell themselves."
Diplomacy is not about passively adapting to change, but actively shaping change.
The best characters are the ones that stay with you long after the book is closed.