If you ever forget you are a Jew a goy will remind you.
BERNARD MALAMUDYou could not pity anything if you weren’t a man; pity was a surprise to God. It was not his invention.
More Bernard Malamud Quotes
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Prufrock had measured out his life with measuring spoons; Dubin, in books resurrecting the lives of others.
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A man has to construct, invent, his freedom.
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All my life I wanted to accomplish something worthwhile-a thing people will say took a little something.
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We have two lives, the life we learn with and the life we live with after that. Suffering is what brings us toward happiness.
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Nationality isn’t soul.
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When I don’t feel hurt, I hope they bury me.
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… it’s possible to let love fly by like a cloud in a windy sky if one is too timid, or perhaps unable to believe he is entitled to good fortune.
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How one works, assuming he’s disciplined, doesn’t matter.
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Where to look if you’ve lost your mind?
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You see in others who you are.
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Comedy, I imagine, is harder to do consistently than tragedy, but I like it spiced in the wine of sadness.
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Those who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.
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We have in my country (Russia) a quotation: “It is impossible to make out of apology a fur coat.
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We didn’t starve but nobody ate chicken unless we were sick or the chicken was.
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First drafts are for learning what your story is about.
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