Isaac Bashevis Singer
Born: 11-20-1902
Isaac Bashevis Singer was a Polish-born Jewish author, renowned for his Yiddish literature. Relocating to the U.S. in 1935, he captured the essence of Jewish life through his vivid storytelling. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978, Singer's work often explores themes of faith, tradition, and the complexities of human nature, with notable works including "The Family Moskat" and "The Slave."
Book summaries for books written by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Quotes
We must accept our fate or be destroyed by it.
In the end, it is our actions that define us, not our beliefs.
A slave is a slave, whether he is confined in the hold of a sultan's galley or the cellar of a large house.
The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a mistake.
When you're hungry, you'll eat anything. When you're in love, you'll take up with anyone.
The slave is never free, not even when he's sleeping.
The world is full of those who despise the weak and love only the strong.
Love is a sickness full of woes.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.
Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.