Happiness as a human condition is something I never believed in. I think there are moments of happiness. I don’t think there is a lasting happiness. I think this is unthinkable. Amos Oz Read Quote
The idea that all Israelis are villains is a childish idea. Israel is the most deeply divided, argumentative society. You’ll never find two Israelis that agree with one another – it’s hard to find even one who agrees with himself or herself. Amos Oz Read Quote
I have almost never written about my experience as a soldier on the battlefield, because I tried, and I found that it is beyond my capacity to describe the battlefield. The battlefield consists mostly of smells, and it is very difficult to describe smells in words – very difficult indeed. Amos Oz Read Quote
When you’re on the battlefield, you switch off your soul; otherwise, you would die of terror – you would die of fear. You switch off your soul, and you act like an animal or a machine. Amos Oz Read Quote
My parents – they tried to become American, they tried to become British, they tried to become Scandinavian – nobody wanted them, anywhere. Amos Oz Read Quote
Trump is many things. He is pampered. He is an immature man. He is a teenager craving unconditional, endless love from everybody. Amos Oz Read Quote
I think loathing begets fanaticism, and in the end, loathing begets hatred and violence. Amos Oz Read Quote
I have seen for the first time in 100 years of conflict, the two peoples – the Israeli people and the Palestinian people – are ahead of their leaderships. Amos Oz Read Quote
Every single pleasure I can imagine or have experienced is more delightful, more of a pleasure, if you take it in small sips, if you take your time. Reading is not an exception. Amos Oz Read Quote
