The Oz
The Oz
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writing novel listen-to-me
When I need to take a side, I write a newspaper article and I tell my government, "You should not do that, you should do this." They don't listen to me, but I've been doing this for sixty years now. But, when I write a novel, I am not in that business.
writing giving perspective
In writing a novel, the writer must be able to identify emotionally and intellectually with two or three or four contradicting perspectives and give each of them very a convincing voice. It's like playing tennis with yourself and you have to be on both sides of the yard. You have to be on both sides, or all sides if there are more than two sides.
black-and-white simple tragedy
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a tragedy; it is a clash between right and right. And, therefore it's not black and white. Sometimes, recently it is indeed a clash between wrong and wrong. It is not as simple as fascism was.
thinking decent
I don't think a decent person has to choose between being pro-Israel and pro-Palestine. I think you have to be pro-Peace.
people
If people are pro-Israel, they are pro-Israel one-hundred-and-twenty percent. If they are anti-Israel or pro-Palestinian, they tend to be pro-Palestinian one-hundred-and-twenty percent.
men fascism decent
Every decent man had to be against fascism, period.
literature
I prefer to talk about the gift of literature rather than its role or task.
literature
You know, gynecology has a role; sex is a gift. And literature is not about sending messages.
writing appearance novel
Each time I have the urge in me to make a statement or send a message or to issue a manifesto, I don't bother to write a novel. I write an article and publish it in a popular newspaper, or I make a television appearance.
simple strive settlement
I would not waste five years of my life in order to send to the Israeli readers a simple message such as, "Let us change a policy or stop the settlements," Or, "Let us strive for peace." This is not what it is about.
literature
Literature is about telling stories.
reading lucky literature
The gift of literature is that, in some lucky cases, reading a novel or a story makes the reader more curious, more open-minded.
eye literature
Literature may open a third eye in the middle of the reader's forehead.
different literature manifest
Literature may make the reader reexamine some of his or her own conventions, look at himself or herself in a different way, look at others in a different way. This goes way beyond just making statements or manifesting principles.