Amos Oz

“Peace is the gradual, mutual saturation of a conflict.”

“Fanaticism is the only form of evil in the world.”

“The essence of fanaticism lies in the desire to force other people to change.”

“The family is a mythological creature.”

“I have always felt that the only books that are worth writing are the ones that are hard to write.”

“A story is a secret which is shared with the reader.”

“The line between good and evil is a permeable line.”

“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.”

“A compromise is not a dirty word. It is the basis of life.”

“When you listen to another person, you are not just listening to their words, you are listening to their music.”

“Curiosity is a great virtue.”

“I think that humor is a very, very serious thing.”

“Words create worlds.”

“The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a tragedy, a clash between two rights.”

“Irony is the last refuge of the sane.”

“I'm a peacenik, but I'm not a pacifist.”

“Where there are shadows, there must be light.”

“The written word is the only thing that can stop a tank.”

“To be a prophet is to have a loud voice.”