I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I am grown up, they call me a writer. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious children. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun — Isaac Bashevis Singer
There is great treasure there behind our skull and this is true about all of us. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and death. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
The new england conscience doesn’t keep you from doing what you shouldn’t – it just keeps you from enjoying it. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
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
A good writer is basically a story-teller, not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression. — Isaac Bashevis Singer