Isaac Bashevis Singer Quote

Strange as these words may sound I often play with the idea that when all the social theories collapse and wars and revolutions leave humanity in utter gloom, the poet — whom Plato banned from his Republic — may rise up to save us all.


Nobel lecture (1978)


Strange as these words may sound I often play with the idea that when all the social theories collapse and wars and revolutions leave humanity in...

Strange as these words may sound I often play with the idea that when all the social theories collapse and wars and revolutions leave humanity in...

Strange as these words may sound I often play with the idea that when all the social theories collapse and wars and revolutions leave humanity in...

Strange as these words may sound I often play with the idea that when all the social theories collapse and wars and revolutions leave humanity in...