Quotes by : Bernard Malamud

Experience makes good people better." She was staring at the lake. "How does it do that?" "Through their....

The purpose of a writer is to keep civilisation from destroying itself.", September 14, 1958)

It was a strange thing about people- they could look the same but be different.

They say God appeared in history and used it for his purposes, but if that was so he had no pity for....

A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.

Charity you can give even when you haven't got.

The purpose of a writer is to keep civilisation from destroying it

Without heroes we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go.

When I don't feel hurt, I hope they bury me.

If the stories come, you get them written, you're on the right track. Eventually everyone learns his....