All Saul Bellow Quotes
- A person either creates or destroys. There is no neutrality. Creates
- But there are things you can't consult anybody about. Anybody
- ... an era of turmoil and ideological confusion, the principal phenomenon of the present age. Age
- Death deserves dignity. Death
- The spirit knows that its growth is the real aim of existence. Aim
- Well, everybody has a history. Everybody
- It's no disgrace to be a private, you know. Socrates was a plain foot soldier, a hoplite. Disgrace
- What Homo sapien imagines, he may slowly convert himself to. Convert
- ... a fellow can't predict what he will pick up in the form of influence. Fellow
- (Socrates) said there were only two possibilities. Either the soul is immortal or, after death, things would be again as blank as they were before… Blank
- There are times when the most practical thing is to lie down. Down
- Excuse me ... but I reject your definitions of me. Definitions
- The best and purest human beings, from the beginning of time, have understood that life is sacred. Beginning
- Let the enemies of life step down. Down
- My face too blind, my mind too limited, my instincts too narrow. But this intensity, doesn't it mean anything? Blind
- Love is the most potent cosmetic ... Cosmetic
- An exchange occurs between man and woman. Love and thought complete each other in the human pair, and something like an exchange of souls takes… According
- Is our species crazy? Plenty of evidence. Crazy
- I must play the instrument I've got. Inspirational
- The first undressing of two lovers is a most special event. Event
- The two real problems in life are boredom and death. Boredom
- Each man has his own batch of poems. Batch
- Open discussion of many major public questions has for some time now been taboo. We can't open our mouths without being denounced as racists, misogynists,… Anyone
- It's goodbye to reality when love sets in. Goodbye
- From Euclid to Newton there were straight lines. The modern age analyzes the wavers. Age