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We must believe in free will — we have no choice.

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

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or variant translations: We must believe in free will — we have no other choice. You must believe in free will; there is no choice. We have to believe in free will. We’ve got no choice.

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I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.

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