I don't work on my Sabbath. I write five-and-a-half or six days a week. Chaim Potok dayhalfsabbath Change image and share on social
And yet there are some magnificent things from Freud, profound insights into the nature of man. Chaim Potok freudinsightmagnificent Change image and share on social
In other words, Judaism is not Calvinism. Chaim Potok calvinismjudaismword Change image and share on social
What I have in advance are people I want to write about and a problem or problems that I see those people encountering and that I want to explore - it all proceeds sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, and scene by scene. Chaim Potok advanceencounterexplore share on social
A non-fiction writer pretty much has the shape of the figure in front of him or her and goes about refining it. A work of non-fiction is not as difficult to write as a work of fiction, but it's not as satisfying in the end. Chaim Potok difficultendfiction share on social
If I had a plot that was all set in advance, why would I want go through the agony of writing the novel? A novel is a kind of exploration and discovery, for me at any rate. Chaim Potok advanceagonydiscovery Change image and share on social
Every man who has shown the world the way to beauty, to true culture, has been a rebel, a 'universal' without patriotism, without home, who has found his people everywhere. Chaim Potok beautyculturefind Change image and share on social
Yes, there is some thought about making a film of My Name Is Asher Lev. Chaim Potok asherfilmlev Change image and share on social
It is inconceivable to me that a million or three million or half a million human beings will think and feel precisely the same way on any single subject. Chaim Potok beingfeelhalf Change image and share on social
I get up around 6:30. I work from about 8:00 to 1:00, take a break for lunch, work again until about 5:00, and then go for a long walk and have dinner. Then, if my wife and I have no previous plans, we decide what to do for the evening. Chaim Potok breakdecidedinner share on social
