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Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.

Saul Bellow

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Saul Bellow
Age: 89 †
Born: 1915
Born: June 10
Died: 2005
Died: April 5
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Essayist
Novelist
University Teacher
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Solomon Bellows
Doors
Memories
Everybody
Keep
Moments
Needs
Insignificance
Wolf
Door

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