Bernard Malamud quotes are thought-provoking, memorable and inspiring. From views on society and politics to thoughts on love and life, Bernard Malamud has a lot to say. In this list we present the 13 best Bernard Malamud quotes, in no particular order. Let yourself get inspired!
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Bernard Malamud quotes
The purpose of a writer is to keep civilisation from destroying itself.”, September 14, 1958)
— Bernard Malamud
If the stories come, you get them written, you’re on the right track. Eventually everyone learns his or her own best way. The real mystery to crack is you.
— Bernard Malamud
When I don’t feel hurt, I hope they bury me.
— Bernard Malamud, The Assistant
Where to look if you’ve lost your mind?
— Bernard Malamud, The Fixer
They say God appeared in history and used it for his purposes, but if that was so he had no pity for men.
— Bernard Malamud, The Fixer
It was a strange thing about people- they could look the same but be different.
— Bernard Malamud, The Assistant
Experience makes good people better.” She was staring at the lake. “How does it do that?” “Through their suffering.” “I had enough of that, ” he said in disgust. “We have two lives, Roy, the life we learn with and the life we live with after that. Suffering is what brings us toward happiness All it taught me was to stay away from it. I am sick of all I have suffered.” She shrank away a little.
— Bernard Malamud, The Natural
The purpose of a writer is to keep civilisation from destroying it
— Bernard Malamud
I am somewhat of a meliorist. That is to say, I act as an optimist because I find I cannot act at all, as a pessimist. One often feels helpless in the face of the confusion of these times, such a mass of apparently uncontrollable events and experiences to live through, attempt to understand, and if at all possible, give order to; but one must not withdraw from the task if he has some small things to offer – he does so at the risk of diminishing his humanity.
— Bernard Malamud, The Fixer
Charity you can give even when you haven’t got.
— Bernard Malamud, The Fixer
A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.
— Bernard Malamud
I fix what’s broken – except in the heart.
— Bernard Malamud, The Fixer
Without heroes we are all plain people and don’t know how far we can go.
— Bernard Malamud
The idea is to get the pencil moving quickly.
— Bernard Malamud
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