“To want to be what one can be is purpose in life.”

— Cynthia Ozick · Life quote

“To want to be what one can be is purpose in life.”

— CYNTHIA OZICK

American novelist and essayist · born 1928

Cynthia Ozick is an American novelist, short-story writer and essayist known for works such as The Shawl and her essays on literature and Jewish life.

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