The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and death. When literature becomes too intellectual - when it begins to ignore the passions, the emotions - it becomes sterile, silly, and actually without substance.

Quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Topics: Death Quotes

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are...

For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are...

We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious...

We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious...

Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge.

Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge.

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.

There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or...

There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or...

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.

I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health...

I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health...

If Moses had been paid newspaper rates for the Ten Commandments, he might have written...

If Moses had been paid newspaper rates for the Ten Commandments, he might have written...

We have to believe in free-will. We've got no choice.

We have to believe in free-will. We've got no choice.

Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.

Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.

A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is...

A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is...

Originality is not seen in single words or even sentences. Originality is the sum total...

Originality is not seen in single words or even sentences. Originality is the sum total...

People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification...

People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification...

There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or...

There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or...

If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance...

If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance...

If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good...

If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good...

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.