"When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I am grown up, they call me a writer."

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Source : "TIME" Magazine, July 18, 1983.

Isaac Bashevis Singer

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“The other day when we were reading The Little Mermaid again, at the part where it says that only human souls can go up to heaven and mermaids can't, you (Daria) said, 'See that's like Papa. He lives in heaven. With the angels'”
“The greatest insult came at the marriage ceremony when the minister asked 'who giveth this woman,' and some brother, or father or other man, unblushingly said he did, as though it were entirely a commercial transaction between men.”
“I am a patriot. I would think there are no politicians who are not patriots. Since I am a politician, I often get criticized, as I try to exercise what I believe to be right. However, if you mind such criticism, I think you can't protect people's lives.”
“I'm not a big fan of CGI. I'm not a fan at all, unless they use it in a way that doesn't call attention to itself.”
“Evolution is the most important battle that Christians have to fight today, a battle we must win by any means, fair or foul!”
“It is so important that you don't stay with someone just for the children and for the wrong reasons.”
“I've certainly never helped anybody save the day, in any capacity. If anybody is going to understand making a few mistakes, it's me.”
“The truth is I quite like to dress in jeans and a woolly jumper.”

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