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Memories of the past are not memories of facts but memories of your imaginings of the facts.
Philip Roth
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Philip Roth
Age: 85 †
Born: 1933
Born: March 18
Died: 2018
Died: May 22
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Philip Milton Roth
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Nothing has a more sinister effect on art than the artist's desire to prove that he's good. The terrible temptation of idealism!
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Everything dictated silence and self-control but I couldn't restrain myself and spoke my mind.
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