As a species we are always hungry for new knowledge.
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It is impossible to fuse totally with a culture for which you feel a measure of antagonism.Chaim Potok
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
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
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
Come, let us have some tea and continue to talk about happy things.
Chaim Potok
Well, one hopes that if you're really related to the core of your particular culture, you have profound commitments to it, and that you are aware of how much you can strain it before you do violence to its essential nature.
Chaim Potok
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