Hitler bombed London into submission but in fact it created a sense of national solidarity..

I never believed that Israel had the right to exist at all..

I am not very moved by historical apologies..

All I do is read books, really. I worry about that sometimes. I don't seem to have a hobby or anything..

I'm kind of domestic, untidily so..

In my view the European culture carries a very heavy responsibility for the creation of Israel... it is a product of both British and Stalin's anti- ….

Everyone who supports Israel is a Zionist..

I think ideas should be flying about and banging into each other. It is a kind of energy. If you occupy static positions, then things sort of ossify..

I think protest and actions have to be organised against the Israelis and their backers. There needs to be a concerted high profile campaign to raise….

A truly vibrant and creative culture depends on a system of education which is not divided along class and sectarian lines..

I wish I could write lyrical poems, but I just write the way they come..

I always feel freelance writers are leading a heroic life. I think that is the real writer's life. On the other hand, it's good to have another job. ….

I don't think the British carry a historical consciousness either..

You are either a Zionist or an anti-Zionist..

I think attacks on civilians in fact boost morale..

Ulysses is the greatest anti-racist text in the English language, and it challenges right from the beginning the vicious racism which lies near the f….

Didn't I seize the fire of ideas and make them leap, tear, fly, sing.