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I see myself as a man who is searching for meaning in life. This is rather different from being a staunch believer in something. A believer is someone who senses a consciousness or a direction and believes in it. The one who searches for meaning has not found the direction yet.

Aharon Appelfeld

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Aharon Appelfeld
Age: 85 †
Born: 1932
Born: February 16
Died: 2018
Died: January 4
Novelist
Prosaist
University Teacher
Writer
Ervin Appelfeld
Erwin Appelfeld
Found
Believes
Someone
Believer
Different
Senses
Something
Direction
Believe
Meaning
Men
Consciousness
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Life
Belief
Searches
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