Quotes from book

Herzog

“It would not be practical for her to hate herself. Luckily, God sends a substitute, a husband.”

“Unless you're completely exploded, there's always something to be grateful for.”

“You have to fight for your life. That's the chief condition on which you hold it.”

“If I'm out of my mind, it's all right with me, thought Moses Herzog.”

“With one long breath, caught and held in his chest, he fought his sadness over his solitary life. Don't cry, you idiot! Live or die, but don't poison everything…”

“Readiness to answer all questions is the infallible sign of stupidity.”

“One thought-murder a day keeps the psychiatrist away.”

“Live or die, but don't poison everything.”

“Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is.”