143 Quotes by Bernard Malamud

There comes a time in a man’s life when to get where he has to go – if there are no doors or windows – he walks through a wall.

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

For misery don’t blame God. He gives the food but we cook it.

You could not pity anything if you weren’t a man; pity was a surprise to God. It was not his invention.

So sleep now, without fear for your life, and if you should ever manage to get out of prison, keep in mind that the purpose of freedom is to create it for others.

The past exudes legend: one can’t make pure clay of time’s mud.

Nationality isn’t soul...

Writers who can’t invent stories often substitute style for narrative. They remind me of the painter who couldn’t paint people, so he painted chairs.

Politics isn’t in my nature.