At the age of nineteen and a half, I went to the Land of Israel to till its soil and live by the labour of my hands. As I did not find work, I sought my livelihood elsewhere. Shmuel Yosef Agnon agefindhalf Change image and share on social
But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem. Shmuel Yosef Agnon bearjerusalemregard Change image and share on social
I returned to Jerusalem, and it is by virtue of Jerusalem that I have written all that God has put into my heart and into my pen. Shmuel Yosef Agnon godheartjerusalem Change image and share on social
I was five years old when I wrote my first song. It was out of longing for my father that I wrote it. Shmuel Yosef Agnon fatherlongsong Change image and share on social
When I first began to combine letters other than Hebrew, I read every book in German that came my way, and from these I certainly received according to the nature of my soul. Shmuel Yosef Agnon beginbookcombine Change image and share on social
