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

Quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer

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

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

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...

Life is God's novel. Let him write it

Life is God's novel. Let him write it

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.

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...

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 must believe in free will, we have no choice.

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

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...

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

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...

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...

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 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...

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

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...

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

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

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

Imagination, which is the Eldorado of the poet and of the novel-writer, often proves the...

Imagination, which is the Eldorado of the poet and of the novel-writer, often proves the...

The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange...

The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange...

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands...

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands...