Conquered people tend to be witty.
Saul Bellow
- Life
- 1915-2005
- Occupations
- writer, novelist, university teacher
- Notable works
- The Adventures of Augie March, Herzog, Henderson the Rain King
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
Saul Bellow
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.
Saul Bellow
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.
Saul Bellow