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We mustn't forget how quickly the visions of genius become the canned goods of intellectuals.

Saul Bellow

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Saul Bellow
Age: 89 †
Born: 1915
Born: June 10
Died: 2005
Died: April 5
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Solomon Bellows
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Fun comes hard - like, alas, its prarens, pleasure and happiness, whom we have to pursue.
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In the history of the world many souls have been, are, and will be, and with a little reflection this is marvelous and not depressing. Many jerks are made gloomy about it, for they think quantity buries them alive. That's just crazy. Numbers are very dangerous, but the main thing about them is that they humble your pride. And that's good.
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How could I be anything but a dissenter? Who wants the opinion of a group?
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