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Dangling Man  ·  1944

Saul Bellow

Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

This says being good isn't something you can manage alone in isolation. It takes other people around you, and it works best when love is present. Goodness, in this view, is a shared, lived thing rather than a private achievement.

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