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A Tale of Love and Darkness
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"A Tale of Love and Darkness" Quotes

"A coming-of-age memoir about Amos Oz's childhood in Jerusalem and the impact of his mother's depression on his life."

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I believe that the world is divided into two opposing camps, and I belong to the camp of the wounded.

Amos Oz

divisionidentity

I am a wounded person who sings, not a singer with a wound.

Amos Oz

identityself-expression

We are all wounded souls, but even with our wounds, we sing and dance and pray.

Amos Oz

resiliencespirituality

Sometimes you can find a whole world in a word.

Amos Oz

languageperception

The world remade itself in a different shape, a different form, and I still belonged to the old world.

Amos Oz

changeadaptation

I often read books that gave me the feeling of peering into a mirror.

Amos Oz

self-reflectionliterature

I have always had an instinct for survival.

Amos Oz

resilienceinstinct

What was I doing in this world? What was my purpose?

Amos Oz

existentialismmeaning of life

I was certain that I would never return to that room, that bed, that house, that city, that country.

Amos Oz

changemoving on

I was not yet thirteen, and I felt that I was carrying the weight of the world on my young shoulders.

Amos Oz

responsibilityyouth