As long as a man stays alive he can’t tell what chances will pop up next. But a dead man signs no checks.
BERNARD MALAMUDOf 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.
More Bernard Malamud Quotes
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As long as a man stays alive he can’t tell what chances will pop up next. But a dead man signs no checks.
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You could not pity anything if you weren’t a man; pity was a surprise to God. It was not his invention.
BERNARD MALAMUDYou could not pity anything if you weren’t a man; pity was a surprise to God. It was not his invention.
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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.
BERNARD MALAMUD… 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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All my life I wanted to accomplish something worthwhile-a thing people will say took a little something.
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We have in my country (Russia) a quotation: “It is impossible to make out of apology a fur coat.
BERNARD MALAMUDWe have in my country (Russia) a quotation: “It is impossible to make out of apology a fur coat.
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The idea is to get the pencil moving quickly.
BERNARD MALAMUDThe idea is to get the pencil moving quickly.
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Those who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.
BERNARD MALAMUDThose who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.
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Writers who can’t invent stories often substitute style for narrative. They remind me of the painter who couldn’t paint people, so he painted chairs.
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You write by sitting down and writing. There’s no particular time or place—you suit yourself, your nature.
BERNARD MALAMUDYou write by sitting down and writing. There’s no particular time or place—you suit yourself, your nature.
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The short story packs a self in a few pages predicating a lifetime
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Bobby Fischer
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The purpose of freedom is to create it for others.
BERNARD MALAMUDThe purpose of freedom is to create it for others.
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The first draft of a book is the most uncertain-where you need guts, the ability to accept the imperfect until it is better.
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The whole history of baseball has the quality of mythology.
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We’re persecuted in the most civilized languages.
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The wild begins where you least expect it, one step off your normal course
BERNARD MALAMUDThe wild begins where you least expect it, one step off your normal course
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