Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go.
Bernard MalamudRead
There comes a time in a man's life when to get where he has to go - if there are no doors or windows he walks through a wall.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Sometimes, one must find unconventional ways to achieve their goals when faced with obstacles.
This quote by Bernard Malamud emphasizes the importance of determination and resilience in the face of challenges. It suggests that when traditional paths (like doors and windows) are unavailable, a person must be willing to break through barriers (like walls) in order to reach their desired destination. This reflects the notion that persistence and creativity are crucial qualities for overcoming life's obstacles.
Themes
DeterminationResilienceObstaclesCourageCreativity
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about pursuing dreams despite facing hardships.
More from Bernard Malamud
All quotes βThe whole history of baseball has the quality of mythology.
Bernard MalamudRead
It's one thing for a man not to know, not to have learned; it's another not to be able to live by what one does know.
Bernard MalamudRead
The purpose of freedom is to create it for others.
Bernard MalamudRead
Life is a tragedy full of joy.
Bernard MalamudRead
Somewhere I put it this way: first drafts are for learning what oneβs fiction wants him to say. Revision works with that knowledge to enlarge and enhance an idea, to reform it. Revision is one of the exquisite pleasures of writing.
Bernard MalamudRead
Similar quotes
I know that after my letter there will be undoubtedly an 'opinion' about me, but I am not afraid of it. I openly say what I think. Talent, of which we are proud, must not be submitted to the assaults of the past.
Mstislav RostropovichRead
I am certainly not a martyr kind of a person. I love my life. But if one has to, then there is nothing more nobler a cause that I can think of.
Asma JahangirRead
All my life I believed I became an athlete through my own determination, but it's impossible to think that being descended from slaves hasn't left an imprint through the generations. Difficult as it was to hear, slavery has benefited descendants like me - I believe there is a superior athletic gene in us.
Michael JohnsonRead
Every woman who has come to consciousness can recall an almost endless series of oppressive, violating, insulting, assaulting acts against her Self. Every woman is battered by such assaults - is on a psychic level, a battered woman.
Mary DalyRead
After the scarlet fever and the whooping cough, I remember I started to get mad about it all... I went through the stage of asking myself, 'Wilma, what is this existence all about? Is it about being sick all the time? It can't be.' So I started getting angry about things, fighting back in a new way with a vengeance.
Wilma RudolphRead
War's very object is victory, not prolonged indecision. In war there is no substitute for victory.
Douglas MacarthurRead