The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

Quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Topics: Writing Quotes

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...

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 analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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 waste basket is the writer's best friend.

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters

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...

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,...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...