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.

I am somewhat of a meliorist. That is to say, I act as an optimist because I find I cannot act at all,....

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

Where to look if you've lost your mind?

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....