A Life Is Measured By

As You Grow Older You Will Discover That The Most Important Things That Will Happen To You Will Often Come As A Result Of Silly Things, As You Call Them --"ordinary Things" Is A Better Expression. That Is The Way The World Is.

It's Not A Pretty World, Papa.' 'i've Noticed,' My Father Said Softly.

Oh, It Makes A Difference, I Thought. And If It Doesn't Make A Difference You Will Make It Make A Difference.

We Need To Listen To One Another.

My Name Is Asher Lev... I Am A Traitor, An Apostate, A Self-hater, An Inflicter Of Shame Upon My Family, My Friends, My People; Also, I Am A Mocker Of Ideas Sacred To Christians, A Blasphemous Manipulator Of Modes And Forms Revered By Gentiles For Two Thousand Years.