Isaac Bashevis Singer Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it.”

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

“If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.”

“Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.”

“There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is.”

“What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it.”

“I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.”

“A good writer is basically a story teller, not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind.”

“If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.”