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... unless you made your life a turning point, there was no reason for existing.

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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Life
Existing

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Fun comes hard - like, alas, its prarens, pleasure and happiness, whom we have to pursue.
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Boredom is the conviction that you can't change ... the shriek of unused capacities.
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Americans must be the most sententious people in history. Far too busy to be religious, they have always felt that they sorely needed guidance.
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