238 Quotes by Amos Oz

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    My parents - they tried to become American, they tried to become British, they tried to become Scandinavian - nobody wanted them, anywhere.

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    I have almost never written about my experience as a soldier on the battlefield, because I tried, and I found that it is beyond my capacity to describe the battlefield. The battlefield consists mostly of smells, and it is very difficult to describe smells in words - very difficult indeed.

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    I've been called a traitor a few times in my life by some of my countrymen.

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    The idea that all Israelis are villains is a childish idea. Israel is the most deeply divided, argumentative society. You'll never find two Israelis that agree with one another - it's hard to find even one who agrees with himself or herself.

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