If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet. Isaac Bashevis Singer badchancegood Change image and share on social
The second half of the twentieth century is a complete flop. Isaac Bashevis Singer centurycompleteflop Change image and share on social
We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious children. Isaac Bashevis Singer childparentwrite Change image and share on social
Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing. Isaac Bashevis Singer manoriginalitysentence Change image and share on social
If Moses had been paid newspaper rates for the Ten Commandments, he might have written the Two Thousand Commandments. Isaac Bashevis Singer commandmentmosesnewspaper Change image and share on social
The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and death. When literature becomes too intellectual - when it begins to ignore the passions, the emotions - it becomes sterile, silly, and actually without substance. Isaac Bashevis Singer begindeathemotion share on social
We have to believe in free-will. We've got no choice. Isaac Bashevis Singer choicefreehave Change image and share on social
Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters. Isaac Bashevis Singer doubtdoubterpart Change image and share on social
I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day. Isaac Bashevis Singer daygodidea Change image and share on social
We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions. Isaac Bashevis Singer actionpersontell Change image and share on social
