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 War
If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet. Isaac Bashevis Singer Chance
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression. Isaac Bashevis Singer Art
I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens. Isaac Bashevis Singer Environmental
For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store. Isaac Bashevis Singer Great
Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters. Isaac Bashevis Singer Religion
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 Death
What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it. Isaac Bashevis Singer Nature
If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet. Isaac Bashevis Singer Chance
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
I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens. Isaac Bashevis Singer Health