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Saul Bellow

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

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

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Saul Bellow

Conquered people tend to be witty.

Conquered people tend to be witty.

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Saul Bellow

The best argument is an undeniably good book.

There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The best argument is an undeniably good book.

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Saul Bellow

With a novelist, like a surgeon, you have to get a feeling that you’ve fallen into good hands

With a novelist, like a surgeon, you have to get a feeling that you’ve fallen into good hands – someone from whom you can accept the anesthetic with confidence.