

“I was cursed with the pessimism of both the Russians and the Jews two of the gloomiest tribes in the world. Still if there wasn't greatness in me maybe I had the talent to recognize it in others even in the most irritating others.”
― City of Thieves
― City of Thieves

“If I'm out of my mind, it's all right with me, thought Moses Herzog.”
― Herzog
― Herzog

“The sages advise us to study Torah lishma-"for its own sake" rather than to impress others with our scholarship. A paradox of parenting is that if we love our children for their own sake rather than for their achievements, it's more likely that they will reach their true potential.”
― The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children
― The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children

“A Jewish man with his parents alive is half the time a helpless infant!”
― Portnoy’s Complaint
― Portnoy’s Complaint

“Doctor doctor, what do you say, lets put the id back in yid”
― Portnoy’s Complaint
― Portnoy’s Complaint
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