“But I have my life, Im living it. Its twisted, exhausting, uncertain, and full of guilt, but nonetheless, theres something there.”

“And when something awful happens, the goodness stands out even more ...”

“...there's nothing wrong with being a little hopeful. Who says you can't warm your frozen limbs in the faint heat of a flicker of hope?”

“Everything in life has some good in it. And when something awful happens, the goodness stands out even more--it's sad, but that's the truth.”

“I love feeling the rhythm of other people's lives. It's like traveling.”

“I was kind of tired, I guess, of knowing people are flesh. Flesh and water.”

“So many words get lost. They leave the mouth and lose their courage, wandering aimlessly until they are swept into the gutter like dead leaves. On rainy days, you can hear their chorus rushing past...”

“You can listen to silence, Reuven. I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own. It talks to me sometimes. I feel myself aliv...”

“Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.”