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I fix what's broken - except in the heart.

Bernard Malamud

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Bernard Malamud
Age: 71 †
Born: 1914
Born: April 26
Died: 1986
Died: March 18
Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
University Teacher
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Except
Broken
Heart

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Children were strangers you loved because you could love. If they gave back love when they were grown you were ahead of the game.
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When I don't feel hurt, I hope they bury me.
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One's fantasy goes for a walk and returns with a bride.
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What suffering has taught me is the uselessness of suffering.
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