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Chaim Potok Quotes

Yes, there is some thought about making a film of My Name Is Asher Lev Picture Quote #1

In other words, Judaism is not Calvinism Picture Quote #1

I have faith in the Torah. I am not afraid of truth Picture Quote #1

I sat near a window in our little synagogue and looked out at the large church and wondered how a statue whose face was so full of love could be worshipped by someone whose heart was so full of hate Picture Quote #1

I don’t understand why I wanted to kill you Picture Quote #1

Every man who has shown the world the way to beauty, to true culture, has been a rebel, a ‘universal’ without patriotism, without home, who has found his people everywhere Picture Quote #1

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And yet there are some magnificent things from Freud, profound insights into the nature of man Picture Quote #1

I don’t work on my Sabbath. I write five-and-a-half or six days a week Picture Quote #1

To the extent that I come from a deeply religious tradition and have been contending with those beginnings all of my life - that constitutes the subject of much of my early fiction Picture Quote #1

Seeds must be sown everywhere. Only some will bear fruit. But there would not be the fruit from the few had the many not been sown Picture Quote #1

… the world will indulge you just so long Asher Lev. Then it will stop. You will simply have to grow accustomed to that truth Picture Quote #1

In Russia I went to a great yeshiva, and in America I work in a carnival Picture Quote #1

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All of us grow up in particular realities - a home, family, a clan, a small town, a neighborhood. Depending upon how we’re brought up, we are either deeply aware of the particular reading of reality into which we are born, or we are peripherally aware of it Picture Quote #1

There is in my work a very strong religious foreground and background. In the later work some of that tends to diminish, but it’s certainly present in the early work Picture Quote #1

Each generation thinks it fights new battles. But the battles are the same. Only the people are different Picture Quote #1

I don’t work on my Sabbath. I write five-and-a-half or six days a week Picture Quote #1

...a blink of an eye in itself is nothing. But the eye that blinks, that is something Picture Quote #1

Every man who has shown the world the way to beauty, to true culture, has been a rebel, a ‘universal’ without patriotism, without home, who has found his people everywhere Picture Quote #1

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It’s not a pretty world, Papa.’ ‘I’ve noticed,’ my father said softly Picture Quote #1

A non-fiction writer pretty much has the shape of the figure in front of him or her and goes about refining it. A work of non-fiction is not as difficult to write as a work of fiction, but it’s not as satisfying in the end Picture Quote #1

Come, let us have some tea and continue to talk about happy things Picture Quote #1

We need to listen to one another Picture Quote #1

A man must fill his life with meaning, meaning is not automatically given to life Picture Quote #1

Honest differences of opinion should never be permitted to destroy a friendship Picture Quote #1

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Art is a person’s private vision expressed in aesthetic forms Picture Quote #1

It is when you are angry that you must watch how you talk Picture Quote #1

A word is worth one coin, silence is worth two Picture Quote #1

All beginnings are hard Picture Quote #1

Two people who are true friends are like two bodies with one soul Picture Quote #1

Something that is yours forever is never precious Picture Quote #1

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Yes, there is some thought about making a film of My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok Quotes) In other words, Judaism is not Calvinism (Chaim Potok Quotes) I have faith in the Torah. I am not afraid of truth (Chaim Potok Quotes) I sat near a window in our little synagogue and looked out at the large church and wondered how a statue whose face was so full of love could be worshipped by someone whose heart was so full of hate. (Chaim Potok Quotes) I don’t understand why I wanted to kill you (Chaim Potok Quotes) Every man who has shown the world the way to beauty, to true culture, has been a rebel, a ‘universal’ without patriotism, without home, who has found his people everywhere (Chaim Potok Quotes) And yet there are some magnificent things from Freud, profound insights into the nature of man (Chaim Potok Quotes) I don’t work on my Sabbath. I write five-and-a-half or six days a week (Chaim Potok Quotes) To the extent that I come from a deeply religious tradition and have been contending with those beginnings all of my life - that constitutes the subject of much of my early fiction (Chaim Potok Quotes) Seeds must be sown everywhere. Only some will bear fruit. But there would not be the fruit from the few had the many not been sown (Chaim Potok Quotes) … the world will indulge you just so long Asher Lev. Then it will stop. You will simply have to grow accustomed to that truth (Chaim Potok Quotes) In Russia I went to a great yeshiva, and in America I work in a carnival (Chaim Potok Quotes) All of us grow up in particular realities - a home, family, a clan, a small town, a neighborhood. Depending upon how we’re brought up, we are either deeply aware of the particular reading of reality into which we are born, or we are peripherally aware of it (Chaim Potok Quotes) There is in my work a very strong religious foreground and background. In the later work some of that tends to diminish, but it’s certainly present in the early work. (Chaim Potok Quotes) Each generation thinks it fights new battles. But the battles are the same. Only the people are different. (Chaim Potok Quotes) I don’t work on my Sabbath. I write five-and-a-half or six days a week. (Chaim Potok Quotes) ...a blink of an eye in itself is nothing. But the eye that blinks, that is something. (Chaim Potok Quotes) Every man who has shown the world the way to beauty, to true culture, has been a rebel, a ‘universal’ without patriotism, without home, who has found his people everywhere. (Chaim Potok Quotes) It’s not a pretty world, Papa.’ ‘I’ve noticed,’ my father said softly (Chaim Potok Quotes) A non-fiction writer pretty much has the shape of the figure in front of him or her and goes about refining it. A work of non-fiction is not as difficult to write as a work of fiction, but it’s not as satisfying in the end (Chaim Potok Quotes) Come, let us have some tea and continue to talk about happy things (Chaim Potok Quotes) We need to listen to one another (Chaim Potok Quotes) A man must fill his life with meaning, meaning is not automatically given to life (Chaim Potok Quotes) Honest differences of opinion should never be permitted to destroy a friendship (Chaim Potok Quotes) Art is a person’s private vision expressed in aesthetic forms (Chaim Potok Quotes) It is when you are angry that you must watch how you talk (Chaim Potok Quotes) A word is worth one coin, silence is worth two (Chaim Potok Quotes) All beginnings are hard (Chaim Potok Quotes) Two people who are true friends are like two bodies with one soul (Chaim Potok Quotes) Something that is yours forever is never precious (Chaim Potok Quotes)

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