The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

Quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer

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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...

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...

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 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 second half of the twentieth century is a complete flop.

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

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...

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...

Life is God's novel. Let him write it

Life is God's novel. Let him write it

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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.

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 difference between religion and science is the difference between thoughtless certainty and thoughtful doubt.

The difference between religion and science is the difference between thoughtless certainty and thoughtful doubt.

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...