Revision is one of the exquisite pleasures of writing.

Quote by Bernard Malamud

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A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.

A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.

There comes a time in a man's life when to get where he has to...

There comes a time in a man's life when to get where he has to...

If you ever forget you're a Jew, a Gentile will remind you.

If you ever forget you're a Jew, a Gentile will remind you.

I work with language. I love the flowers of afterthought.

I work with language. I love the flowers of afterthought.

Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go.

Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go.

I for one believe that not enough has been made of the tragedy of the...

I for one believe that not enough has been made of the tragedy of the...

The idea is to get the pencil moving quickly.

The idea is to get the pencil moving quickly.

We have two lives the one we learn with and the life we live after...

We have two lives the one we learn with and the life we live after...

Those who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.

Those who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.

Life is a tragedy full of joy.

Life is a tragedy full of joy.

Those who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.

Those who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.

I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented...

I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented...

Writing is like this-you dredge for the poem's meaning the way police dredge for a...

Writing is like this-you dredge for the poem's meaning the way police dredge for a...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

Writers and travelers are mesmerized alike by knowing of their destinations.

Writers and travelers are mesmerized alike by knowing of their destinations.

Writing eases my suffering... writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

Writing eases my suffering... writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

I've been aware of death since I was a little girl. My only regret willl...

I've been aware of death since I was a little girl. My only regret willl...

Metaphorically these essays move as a quiet but observant coast-guard cutter among the rocks and...

Metaphorically these essays move as a quiet but observant coast-guard cutter among the rocks and...

The most solid advice for a writer is this, I think: Try to learn to...

The most solid advice for a writer is this, I think: Try to learn to...

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and...

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and...