We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions.

Quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Topics: Action Quotes, Personality Quotes, Thinking Quotes

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

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

We must believe in free will, we have no choice.

We must believe in free will, we have no choice.

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

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 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...

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

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...

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...

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.

Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.

People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification...

People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification...

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 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.

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...