I do not have many things that are meaningful to me. Except my doubts and my fears. And my art.
Chaim PotokA span of life is nothing. But the man who lives that span, he is something. He can fill that tiny span with meaning, so its quality is immeasurable though its quantity may be insignificant.
Chaim PotokBut 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 PotokI went away and cried to the Master of the Universe, "What have you done to me? A mind like this I need for a son? A heart I need for a son, a soul I need for a son, compassion I want from my son, righteousness, mercy, strength to suffer and carry pain, that I want from my son, not a mind without a soul!"
Chaim Potok