It’s one thing for a man not to know, not to have learned; it’s another not to be able to live by what one does know.
BERNARD MALAMUDOne’s fantasy goes for a walk and returns with a bride.
More Bernard Malamud Quotes
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First drafts are for learning what your story is about.
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Of course it would cost something, but he was an expert in cutting corners; and when there were no more corners left he would make circles rounder.
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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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How can we be strangers if we both believe in God?
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All men are Jews, though few men know it.
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If you ever forget you are a Jew a goy will remind you.
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The idea is to get the pencil moving quickly.
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And if at all possible, give order to; but one must not withdraw from the task if he has some small things to offer – he does so at the risk of diminishing his humanity.
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Nationality isn’t soul.
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I fix what’s broken – except in the heart.
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You can’t eat language but it eases thirst.
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We can’t all be friends and relatives as the world is; most of us have to be strangers.
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The short story packs a self in a few pages predicating a lifetime
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A man has to construct, invent, his freedom.
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To any writer: Teach yourself to work in uncertainty. Many writers are anxious when they begin, or try something new.
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