Scenes from Village Life Quotes

“He had the feeling that he must make a decision, and though he was used to making many decisions every day, this time he was beset with uncertainty; in fact he had no idea what was being asked of him”
― Amos Oz, Scenes from Village Life

“You can see right away,’ the old man said, ‘that he hates us but hides his hatred under a layer of sycophancy. They all hate us. How could they not? If I were them I’d hate us too. In fact, I’d hate us even without being them. Take it from me, Rachel, if you just look at us you can see that we deserve nothing but hatred and contempt. And maybe a bit of pity. But that pity cannot come from the Arabs. They themselves need all the pity in the world.”
― עמוס עוז, Scenes from Village Life