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Isaac Bashevis Singer quotes

American Novelist July 14, 1904 – July 24, 1991

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Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression. The chasm is never completely bridged. We all have the conviction, perhaps illusory, that we have much more to say than appears on the paper. Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer quote: "The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is..."
The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique. Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer quote: "Even the worm that crawls in the Earth there glows a divine..."
Even the worm that crawls in the Earth there glows a divine spark. When you slaughter a creature, you slaughter your God. Isaac Bashevis Singer
As long as people will shed the blood of innocent creatures there can be no peace, no liberty, no harmony between people. Slaughter and justice cannot dwell together. Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer quote: "Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his..."
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression. Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer quote: "If you believe in God, then He exists."
If you believe in God, then He exists. Isaac Bashevis Singer
There is great treasure there behind our skull and this is true about all of us. This little treasure has great, great powers, and I would say we only have learnt a very, very small part of what it can do. Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer quote: "When a writer tries to explain too much, he's out of time..."
When a writer tries to explain too much, he's out of time before he begins. Isaac Bashevis Singer
To be a vegetarian is to disagree - to disagree with the course of things today... starvation, cruelty - we must make a statement against these things. Vegetarianism is my statement. And I think it's a strong one. Isaac Bashevis Singer
What do these children do without story books?" Naftali asked. And Reb Zebulun replied: "They have to make do. Storybooks aren't bread. You can live without them."I couldn't live without them." Naftali said. Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer quote: "Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of..."
Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge. Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer quote: "Shoulders are from God, and burdens too."
Shoulders are from God, and burdens too. Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer quote: "For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles..."
For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store. Isaac Bashevis Singer
As often as Herman had witnessed the slaughter of animals and fish, he always had the same thought: in their behaviour towards creatures, all men were Nazis. The smugness with which man could do with other species as he pleased exemplified the most extreme racist theories, the principle that might is right. Isaac Bashevis Singer
In their behavior toward creatures, all men are Nazis. Human beings see oppression vividly when they're the victims. Otherwise they victimize blindly and without a thought. Isaac Bashevis Singer

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