The stories are not autobiographical, but they're personal in that way. I seem to know only the things that I've learned. Probably some things through observation, but what I feel I know surely is personal.
这些故事不是自传,但它们以那种方式是个人的。我似乎只知道我学到的东西。可能有些东西是通过观察,但我觉得我肯定知道的东西是个人的。
The truth is that in America, the Jew is a figment of the Christian imagination.
The art of teaching consists in large part of the ability to awaken the natural curiosity of young minds and to satisfy it with the nourishment of knowledge.
I'm going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it.
真正的诗人是能够用一个词捕捉一个瞬间的本质,并能够用一行表达无法表达的东西的人。
永远不要做房间里最聪明的人。如果你是,我建议你邀请更聪明的人或换个房间。