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All is foreseen but the choice is given.

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Isaac Bashevis Singer
Age: 87 †
Born: 1904
Born: July 14
Died: 1991
Died: July 24
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As much as I can give of myself I give of myself. There's no reason why not. And when I have to hide something, I let the character speak.
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No technological achievements can mitigate the disappointment of modern man, his loneliness, his feeling of inferiority, and his fear of war, revolution and terror. Not only has our generation lost faith in Providence but also in man himself, in his institutions and often in those who are nearest to him.
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What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it.
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