The Holocaust is a central event in many people's lives, but it also has become a metaphor for our century. There cannot be an end to speaking and writing about it. Besides, in Israel, everyone carries a biography deep inside… — Aharon Appelfeld Copy Share Image
I see myself as a man who is searching for meaning in life. This is rather different from being a staunch believer in something.… — Aharon Appelfeld Copy Share Image
I had a feeling that my generation-and me, also-we were naked. We did not belong to anything. — Aharon Appelfeld Copy Share Image
“Since they were unable to liberate themselves from the old words and the fear, they prowled the streets and cast their angry shadows.” — Aharon Appelfeld Copy Share Image
The Holocaust is a central event in many people's lives, but it also has become a metaphor for our century. There cannot be an… — Aharon Appelfeld Copy Share Image
People who lose their parents when young are permanently in love with them. — Aharon Appelfeld Copy Share Image
My nights are a nightmare, quite often, but the nightmares are rich. I nourish myself by those nights. — Aharon Appelfeld Copy Share Image
Can art be completely invented? It's a matter of shaping reality with the help of imagination. — Aharon Appelfeld Copy Share Image
The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a very narrow-minded situation. — Aharon Appelfeld Copy Share Image
A person has to be by himself a little bit. We weren’t born in a flock. Togetherness drives me out of my mind. — Aharon Appelfeld Copy Share Image
