The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

Quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Topics: Writing Quotes

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...

I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story,...

I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story,...

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters

The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.

The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

The Jewish people have been in exile for 2,000 years; they have lived in hundreds...

The Jewish people have been in exile for 2,000 years; they have lived in hundreds...

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...

The second half of the twentieth century is a complete flop.

The second half of the twentieth century is a complete flop.

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

Life is God's novel. Let him write it

Life is God's novel. Let him write it

We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but...

We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but...

When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I...

When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I...

The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique

The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique

The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just...

The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just...

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...

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

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

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

Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.

Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.

To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the...

$To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the...$

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into...