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 2 Share Now -
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression. - Isaac Bashevis Singer 3 Share Now -
If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet. - Isaac Bashevis Singer 4 Share Now -
I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens. - Isaac Bashevis Singer 5 Share Now -
Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge. - Isaac Bashevis Singer 6 Share Now -
Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge. - Isaac Bashevis Singer 7 Share Now -
For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store. - Isaac Bashevis Singer 9 Share Now -
Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters. - Isaac Bashevis Singer 10 Share Now -
