Religion Quotes by Herman Wouk

Every hour spent on the Caine was a great hour in all our lives-if you don't think so now you will later on, more…

— Herman Wouk

“Scholars call it [the Torah] the Masoretic text. The Masoretes were Hebrew scribes of the first centuries of the present era. They fixed the…

— Herman Wouk

“The UN is all screams and twitters, like a ladies’ room when a guy barges in. A”

— Herman Wouk

Write a page a day. It will add up.

— Herman Wouk

Illusion is an anodyne, bred by the gap between wish and reality.

— Herman Wouk

“The West Indian is not exactly hostile to change, but he is not much inclined to believe in it. This comes from a piece…

— Herman Wouk

“Al nations celebrate the day of their coming into being with a work stoppage and ceremonies. The Jews, who believe that God created the…

— Herman Wouk

The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you're not an idiot, but find yourself in the Navy,…

— Herman Wouk

“With the smoke of the dead sailor's cigar wreathing around him, Willie passed to thinking about death and life and luck and God. Philosophers…

— Herman Wouk

“Sir, my inferior understanding prevents my grasping the unquestionable soundness of the mission.”

— Herman Wouk

“Cabs, cabs! Why did God give you feet? Walk me to Fiftieth.”

— Herman Wouk

“The clear intent of our law is to enable a man to live in the world and yet hold his faith close to his…

— Herman Wouk

The Talmud: Heart's Blood of the Jewish Faith...

— Herman Wouk

“It was going to be a tough ten years, he thought, for men with grown sons. Warren”

— Herman Wouk

“A Talmud saying implies that in Messianic times the sacrifices will not be resumed in the restored Temple, except for the thank offerings.”

— Herman Wouk