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Death deserves dignity.

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
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Dignity
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Death

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How could I be anything but a dissenter? Who wants the opinion of a group?
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