American - Novelist | November 21, 1902 - July 24, 1991
The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
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A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.
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The second half of the twentieth century is a complete flop.
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Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.
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When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.
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What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it.
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We have to believe in free-will. We've got no choice.
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If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.
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I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.
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