It’s difficult for me to feel that a solid page without the breakups of paragraphs can be interesting. I break mine up perhaps sooner than I should in terms of the usage of the English language.

I consider the Arabs not as foes but as cousins. In any event, when we are in a savage clash with them, they are, to a greater extent, a sort of family – with all the issues of a family. We need to live with them.

Savage peoples are ruled by passion, civilized peoples by the mind.

There comes a point, I think, as you get a little older, you feel that nothing represents you. You can see the value of many positions, even positions that are in savage conflict with one another. You can locate components on both sides that resonate within you.