The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon Quotes

“God comes to each of us in the form we can best perceive Him. To you, just now, He was a heron. To someone else, He might come as a flower or even a breeze.”
― Richard Zimler, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon

“Bruheem kol dumuyay eloha! Blessed are all God's self-portraits.”
― Richard Zimler, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon

“Blessed are all of God's self-portraits.”
― Richard Zimler, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon

“Do you know what it means to look at a headless baby sitting in a shovel? It is as if all the languages in the world have been forgotten, as if all the books ever written have been given up to dust. And that you are glad of it. Because such people as we have no right to speak or write or leave any trace for history.”
― Richard Zimler, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon

“Inside the body of Torah, folded like a phoenix in its egg, is the story of the spiritual journey each of us can make, from slavery to sanctity. The Passover Haggadah is a golden bell whose singing tones tell us: always remember that the Holy Land is in you!”
― Richard Zimler, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon

“Paraíso e Inferno são o mar e o céu (...) E tu és o horizonte”
― Richard Zimler, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon