The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

We have to believe in free-will. We've got no choice.

We have to believe in free-will. We've got no choice.

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

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

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

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,...

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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...