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

Quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer

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The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and...

The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

There is great treasure there behind our skull and this is true about all of...

There is great treasure there behind our skull and this is true about all of...

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

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

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

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 second half of the twentieth century is a complete flop.

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

There is no doubt that someone who tries to throw a curve or pitch at...

There is no doubt that someone who tries to throw a curve or pitch at...

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.