Quotations by:
    Aleichem, Sholem

PERCHIK: Money is the world’s curse.
TEVYE: May the Lord smite me with it! And may I never recover!

Sholem Aleichem (1859-1916) Russian-Jewish humorist [pseud. for Sholem Rabinowitz]

Fiddler on the Roof [with Joseph Stein] (1971)

TEVYE: [to God] Sometimes I wonder, when it gets too quiet up there, if You are thinking, “What kind of mischief can I play on My friend Tevye?”

Sholem Aleichem (1859-1916) Russian-Jewish humorist [pseud. for Sholem Rabinowitz]

Fiddler on the Roof [with Joseph Stein] (1971)

TEVYE: [to God] You made many, many poor people. I realize of course it’s no shame to be poor, but it’s no great honor, either. Now. what would be so terrible if I had a small fortune?

Sholem Aleichem (1859-1916) Russian-Jewish humorist [pseud. for Sholem Rabinowitz]

Fiddler on the Roof [with Joseph Stein] (1971)