I think that to a very great extent we are partners with the divine in this enterprise called history. That is an ongoing relationship, and there is absolutely no guarantee that things will automatically work out to our best advantage. Chaim Potok absolutelyadvantageautomatically share on social
But today we become aware of other readings of the human experience very quickly because of the media and the speed with which people travel the planet. Chaim Potok awareexperiencehuman Change image and share on social
Well, in The Chosen, Danny Saunders, from the heart of his religious reading of the world, encounters an element in the very heart of the secular readings of the world - Freudian psychoanalytic theory. Chaim Potok choosedannyelement share on social
I think most serious writers, certainly in the modern period, use their own lives or the lives of people close to them or lives they have heard about as the raw material for their creativity. Chaim Potok closecreativityhear Change image and share on social
I'm constantly revising. Once the book is written and typed, I go through the entire draft again. Chaim Potok bookconstantlydraft Change image and share on social
As a species we are always hungry for new knowledge. Chaim Potok hungryknowledgespecies Change image and share on social
Two hundred or more years ago most people on the planet were never aware of any reality other than the one into which they were brought up. Chaim Potok agoawarebring Change image and share on social
All of us grow up in particular realities - a home, family, a clan, a small town, a neighborhood. Depending upon how we're brought up, we are either deeply aware of the particular reading of reality into which we are born, or we are peripherally aware of it. Chaim Potok awarebearbring share on social
