We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious children. Isaac Bashevis Singer More Quotes by Isaac Bashevis Singer More Quotes From Isaac Bashevis Singer A Marxist has never written a good novel. Isaac Bashevis Singer marxistwrittennovel When a human kills an animal for food, he is neglecting his own hunger for justice. Man prays for mercy, but is unwilling to extend it to others. Why should man then expect mercy from God? It's unfair to expect something that you are not willing to give. Isaac Bashevis Singer voiceanimalmen If there would come a voice from God saying, 'I'm against vegetarianism!' I would say, 'Well, I am for it!' This is how Isaac Bashevis Singer veganvoicevegetarianism Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression. Isaac Bashevis Singer creativityexpressionart What a strange power there is in clothing. Isaac Bashevis Singer clothingsstrangefashion 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 writingmenlife What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it. Isaac Bashevis Singer natureanimalmotivational There will never be any peace in the world as long as we eat animals. Isaac Bashevis Singer animallongworld When a writer tries to explain too much, he's out of time before he begins. Isaac Bashevis Singer too-muchwritingtrying 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 strongvegetarianismthinking Actually, the true story of a person's life can never be written. It is beyond the power of literature. The full tale of any life would be both utterly boring and utterly unbelievable. Isaac Bashevis Singer literaturewould-bestories We are all God's creatures-that we pray to God for mercy and justice while we continue to eat the flesh of animals that are slaughtered on our account is not consistent. Isaac Bashevis Singer vegetarianismjusticeanimal When a human being kills an animal for food, he is neglecting his own hunger for justice. Isaac Bashevis Singer vegetarianismjusticeanimal Slaughter and justice cannot dwell together. Isaac Bashevis Singer vegetarianismjusticeanimal God is a writer and we are both the heroes and the readers. Isaac Bashevis Singer readerangelhero A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise... Because this is how life is full of surprises. Isaac Bashevis Singer writinginspiringinspirational I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day. Isaac Bashevis Singer thankful-to-godthankfulnessideas There is no death. How can there be death if everything is part of the Godhead? The soul never dies and the body is never really alive. Isaac Bashevis Singer alivesouldeath Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters. Isaac Bashevis Singer atheistreligiousfear 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 liarswritinglying
