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There is a set of balances and rhythms to a novel that we can't experience in real life. So I think there is a sense in which fiction can rescue history from confusion.

Don DeLillo

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Don DeLillo
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: November 20
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Donald Richard DeLillo
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May the days be aimless. Do not advance action according to a plan.
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Do people still shoot at presidents? I thought there were more stimulating targets.' (20)
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holes are interesting. there are books about holes.
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Let's enjoy the aimless days while we still can.
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Stories have no point if they don't absorb our terror.
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Everything I've stated may prove to be total poppycock.... Perhaps time will tell. Perhaps time will do nothing of the kind.
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