I am somewhat of a meliorist. That is to say, I act as an optimist because I find I cannot act at… — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
Children were strangers you loved because you could love. If they gave back love when they were grown you were ahead of… — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
Some men are by nature explorers; my nature is to stay under the same moon and stars, and if the weather is… — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
If you don't hear His voice so let Him hear yours. When prayers go up blessings descend. — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
... it's possible to let love fly by like a cloud in a windy sky if one is too timid, or perhaps… — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
To any writer: Teach yourself to work in uncertainty. Many writers are anxious when they begin, or try something new. Even Matisse… — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
There is in the darkness a unity, if you will, that cannot be achieved in any other environment, a blending of self… — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
If your train's on the wrong track every station you come to is the wrong station. — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
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. — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
We have two lives... the life we learn with and the life we live after that. Suffering is what brings us towards happiness. — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
“Leo hurried up to bed and hid under the covers. Under the covers he thought his life through. Although he soon fell asleep he… — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
First drafts are for learning what your novel or story is about. Revision is working with that knowledge to enlarge and enhance an idea,… — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
“Her face deeply moved him. Why, he could at first not say. It gave him the impression of youth--spring flowers, yet age--a sense of… — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
I am somewhat of a meliorist. That is to say, I act as an optimist because I find I cannot act at all, as… — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
The great thing about writing: Stay with it ... ultimately you teach yourself something very important about yourself. — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
We didn't starve, but we didn't eat chicken unless we were sick, or the chicken was — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
