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

Quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer

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A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is...

A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is...

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...

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...

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I...

When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I...

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

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...

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 analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.