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title: "3 Consolation Prizes Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“People often attempt to compensate for this loss of hope by comforting themselves with “consolation prizes”: easy but self-destructive habits like too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/people-often-attempt-to-compensate-for-this-loss-of-hope-by/)

[Richard O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-connor/)

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> [“In the end you can't save your soul and life by thought. But if you think , the least of the consolation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saul-bellow/in-the-end-you-can-t-save-your-soul-and-life-by-thought-but-if-you/)

[Saul Bellow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saul-bellow/)

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> [Stories are consoling, fiction is one of the consolation prizes for having lived in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-delillo/stories-are-consoling-fiction-is-one-of-the-consolation-prizes-for/)

[Don DeLillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-delillo/)

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