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With one long breath, caught and held in his chest, he fought his sadness over his solitary life. Don't cry, you idiot! Live or die, but don't poison everything.

Saul Bellow

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Saul Bellow
Age: 89 †
Born: 1915
Born: June 10
Died: 2005
Died: April 5
Author
Essayist
Novelist
University Teacher
Writer
Solomon Bellows
Sadness
Chests
Cry
Solitary
Caught
Fought
Dies
Poison
Live
Idiot
Everything
Breath
Long
Breaths
Life
Held
Chest

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