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One of the things I've really come to realise is that the chances of arriving at a universal truth are increased if you remain absolutely faithful to the contingencies of your own experience and the vagaries of your own nature.

I've always had this belief that you want to write about universal truths.

I think you find universal truth when you get really honest with yourself and you can reach people. If you go deep enough, you have that core feeling, and that feeling can transcend the details of your experience.

The higher truths are, the more cautious one must be with them; otherwise, they are converted into common things, and common things are not believed.

The truths that are found in the Bible are universal truths. And it shapes who you are and guides you throughout your life.

Now, what we are not talking about, what you're really coming to, is what compromises one makes so that the listener understands somewhat of what you're doing, what you're trying to express.

I remain convinced that I can be a true universalist only when I am a better Jew.

No matter who the characters are, you can strip them down and find small universal truths.

When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.