Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.

Quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer

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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.

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,...

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

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

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.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

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...

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 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...

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...

OPTIMISM, n. The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything...

OPTIMISM, n. The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

Every parting gives a foretaste of death; every coming together again a foretaste of the...

Every parting gives a foretaste of death; every coming together again a foretaste of the...