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Only self-hatred could lead him to ruin himself because his heart was broken.

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
Hatred
Lead
Broken
Self
Heart
Ruin
Ruins

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