A good writer is basically a story teller, not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind.

Quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer

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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...

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 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.

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

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...

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

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

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

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

What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in...

What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in...

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions

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.

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,...

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

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.

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...

Parents should conduct their arguments in quiet, respectful tones, but in a foreign language. You'd...

Parents should conduct their arguments in quiet, respectful tones, but in a foreign language. You'd...

If parents would only realize how they bore their children!

If parents would only realize how they bore their children!

Life is a series of commas, not periods.

Life is a series of commas, not periods.