Discount my partiality, but my report is that so far The Winds of War is looking good.
Herman Wouk

I felt there's a wealth in Jewish tradition, a great inheritance. I'd be a jerk not to take advantage of it.
Herman Wouk

I learned about machinery, I learned how men behaved under pressure, and I learned about Americans.
Herman Wouk

I regard the writing of humor as a supreme artistic challenge.
Herman Wouk

Illusion is an anodyne, bred by the gap between wish and reality.
Herman Wouk

Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today.
Herman Wouk

Judaism has always been a strong interest of mine. My two sons speak Hebrew and are familiar with the scriptures and with rabbinic literature. This is the way we live.
Herman Wouk

Some people think that all the equipment you need to discuss religion is a mouth.
Herman Wouk

The only imaginative fiction being written today is income tax returns.
Herman Wouk

The President has a quick and able mind, though not everybody gives him that, not by a long shot.
Herman Wouk


Write a page a day. It will add up.
Herman Wouk