Reality seems to have broken up into little particles that she can't fit together again. - Shulamith Hareven

The ways of the world began to turn upside down about one hour after sunrise. (first line of "Prophet")

Nationalism reinforced by fundamentalist religion equals conflict. In this region, we are drugged on man-made drama; on a perpetual high of violent politics. It will take more than a few men signing a paper to make people realize the strength of the ordinary; to feel that sanity can be exciting. Only visible, everyday change can, gradually, with great patience, make it happen. (Preface)

Jerusalem-which sometimes feels like the frontline of an ongoing war