Two Tales: Betrothed & Edo and Enam
A source page for quotes linked to Shmuel Yosef Agnon.
“Our days on earth are like a shadow, and the time of our affliction is the length of our days.”
“A home from which you can be ejected at any time is no true home.”
“It is not enough for a man to dwell in the Land of Israel, he must also pray to be free.”
“If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after.”
“After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.”
“But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem.”