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

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The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

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 must believe in free will, we have no choice.

We must believe in free will, we have no choice.

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 wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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 analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

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...

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation...

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation...

And silence sounds no worse than cheers / After death has stopped the ears.

And silence sounds no worse than cheers / After death has stopped the ears.