The William Saroyan House Museum

Happy Thanksgiving to all Saroyanesques! 🍁

🙏🏻We are for those helping us preserve Saroyan's heritage, visiting , reading and sharing Saroyan's philosophy of kindness and gratitude.

☀️"You must give to all who come into your life. Then nothing and no one shall have power to cheat you of anything, for if you give to a thief, he cannot steal from you, and he himself is then no longer a thief. " - , The Human Comedy

To all Saroyan-lovers!🎉

On the special occasion of World Kindness Day, we're excited to announce our fundraising campaign to further our mission of preserving literary legacy of Saroyan.

🏡The William Saroyan House Museum celebrated its 5th anniversary in 2023. In recent months, the museum has undergone several technical constructions aimed at enhancing the visitor experience and preserving the cultural heritage of William Saroyan. The one and only museum in the world devoted to Fresno’s most famous native son is now open to enthusiasts who share a love for Saroyan's philosophy.⚡️However, to fully restart operations and continue our mission, we are reaching out to our valued donors for support!

💛By contributing to our campaign, you not only support the legacy of the Kind Giant but also become a catalyst for kindness in our community.

Donation link https://saroyanhouse.com/donation 🔗

👋Hey folks, long time no see!

We know Saroyan was missed a lot. All this time THE ONE AND ONLY HOUSE MUSEUM DEDICATED TO WILLIAM SAROYAN has been welcoming Saroyan lovers and readers in Fresno.🏡 If you somehow missed that opportunity, book a ticket online 24 hours in advance and come on-a Saroyan's house!🤩

Reservation link https://saroyanhouse.com/ 🔗

Since 1949, November has begun with the celebration of National Authors’ Day. Authors’ Day commemorates all the wonders that have been spun into the world by the pen of these creative souls.🪄

🌟William Saroyan was a prolific writer, playwright, and author of numerous short stories, novels, and essays. He had a unique ability to capture the beauty of the human spirit and the complexities of life in his works.

✨Celebrate Saroyan with your daily reading of his philosophy and “Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, bring it out of its hiding place and let it be free and unashamed.”

Portrait by Boghos Boghosyan. Armenia. 1976

🎭”The Human Comedy” graces the Hollywood stage, and whether you’re already captivated by the theater’s magic or considering a visit, we invite you to rediscover the novel’s most essential quotes.💭

Reminding you that the novel is on stage at the David Shall in Hollywood courtesy of the Actors Co-op Theater Company until November 5, 2023.

Publicity photo of William reading The Human Comedy with fellow soldiers, 1943. Photo courtesy of Forever Saroyan LLC.

Today marks !

William Saroyan near Matenadaran the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, in the background sculpture of Grigor Tatevatsi - one of the first and greatest Armenian teachers who left us with the timeless wisdom: 📜'Whatever a man is taught, whether for ill or good, he absorbs.'

Imagine a world where every teacher heeds Saroyan's call to ✨'Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, bring it out of its hiding-place and let it be free and unashamed.'

Photo by Boghos Boghosyan. Armenia. 1978

‼️ Azerbaijan is committing a genocide in Artsakh in real time after keeping the Armenian people blockaded and in starvation almost one year with the tacit consent of the international community. Please, speak up and spread the word about the inhuman torture of Armenians. Silence will lead to new genocides!

🇦🇲"I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race…See if you can stop them from mocking the big ideas of the world, you sons of bi***es, a couple of Armenians talking in the world, go ahead and try to destroy them.”

Photo by Boghos Boghosyan, Saroyan in Yerevan.

The Armenian Church celebrated the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

💭Here is a dialogue from "Papa, You're crazy" - churches and God:

"-What is a church, Pop?
-One of the finest rooms in the house of mankind.
-And what is a God?
-The head of the house. This might just be the only answer I am able to give you right away, otherwise, I'd probably spend the rest of my life talking on and on, getting more and more tangled up in my words every minute, remaining lost."

📸William Saroyan near the khachkars of Geghard monastery. Photo by Boghos Boghosyan. Armenia. 1976

This teaches the Saroyanesque philosophy of ✨simplicity✨

Saroyan had a peculiar habit of collecting seemingly ordinary items - sticks from the street, pebbles from the beach, and even discarded buttons. But why, you may ask? For Saroyan, these collections were were windows into his extraordinary imagination։

👨🏻‍🦳"These objects are made accidentally, inevitably, haphazardly, without a plan, without beginning or end, without intention. Nature does not strain after at. Everything it does, or everything that is done to it, whichever happens, to be true or truest, is art."
🐚"They are to remind me that art should be simple."
💭"They give me ideas for characters and stories."
🪨"A rock is simultaneously preposterously simple and profoundly mysterious."
🌊"A pebble is a fact, a most remarkable kind of fact. And a poem. A mark of punctuation in the sand...Pebbles on the beach are marks of time."

Happy Birthday to Me! 🥳

“The most solid advice for a writer is this, I think: Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. The writer who is a real writer is a rebel who never stops.” ©️ W.S.