“I enjoy finding the right word and giving each its full measure, its full space in a sentence.”

“I used to get into bed with my mother every morning, almost until she died, and talk about everything. She was my closest confidante always. I had no secrets from her.”

“I'd have thought my particular brand of quirkiness, combined with sharp intelligence and a fine voice, would have yielded more. But it hasn't. Yet!”

“It makes me very sad. Everyone's afraid of each other - Jews are afraid of Palestinians, Palestinians are afraid of Jews. Everywhere I see fear, not understanding. Reason went out of the window a l...”

“I don't have a very positive attitude towards rappers.”

“In 2004, the iPod was a novelty, and tablet computers were a dream. Now we take for granted that we can see whatever we want whenever and wherever we want to see it, be it 'Grand Illusion' or 'Duck...”

“One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.”

“We have not the time to take our time.”