Chaim Potok

Chaim Potok

17-Feb-1929

United States

Author

Chaim Potok began his career as a writer in 1967 with the publication of The Chosen. The book was a success, producing a adaptation of the film in 1981 and even a previous version of the stage music. In 1969, he wrote in succession, the Promise. The following novels are My Name By Asher Lev, Initially, The Book of Lights, Darita's Harp, The Gift of Asher Lev, I am The Clay and his last book, a collection of three dialogues called Old Men At Midnight. His body of work also contains many non-fiction books and several children's books. Other theatrical productions include the outflow of water, The Sins of the Father and The Play of Lights. He has served as editor of Conservative Judaism and The Jewish Publication Society. In addition to his writing, Potok was an ordained lecturer and head of the Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. He lived in Merion, Pennsylvania until 2002 and is survived by his wife Adena and their children Rena, Naama and Akiva.

QUOTES BY Chaim Potok

"I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own."

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"…everything has a past. Everything – a person, an object, a word, everything. If you don’t know the past, you can’t understand the present and plan properly for the future."

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"Something that is yours forever is never precious"

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"No one knows he is fortunate until he becomes unfortunate, that's the way the world is."

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"Art is whether or not there is a scream in him wanting to get out in a special way."

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"Art begins . . . when someone interprets, when someone sees the world through his own eyes. Art happens when what is seen becomes mixed with the inside of the person who is seeing it."

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"It's not a pretty world, Papa.' 'I've noticed,' my father said softly."

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"Seeds must be sown everywhere. Only some will bear fruit. But there would not be the fruit from the few had the many not been sown"

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"I do not have many things that are meaningful to me. Except my doubts and my fears. And my art."

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