If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.

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...

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

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...

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

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

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

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring...

To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring...

Not the existence of man, but the action of man sets the wheel of history...

Not the existence of man, but the action of man sets the wheel of history...