"In an age of madness, to expect to……" — Saul Bellow

In an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness… - Saul Bellow

"In an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuit of sanity can be a form of madness, too"

— Saul Bellow

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215 Quotes by Saul Bellow

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A man is only as good as what he loves.
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.
There is an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we…
Hapiness can only be found if you can free yourself of all other distractions.
Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.
No realistic, sane person goes around Chicago without protection.
When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.
Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the…
Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
She was what we used to call a suicide blonde - dyed by her own hand.
We are always looking for the book it is necessary to read next.
Any artist should be grateful for a naive grace which puts him beyond the need to reason elaborately.

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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that. — J. J. Abrams
Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. — Aristotle
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. — Aristotle
I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become… — Giorgio Armani
I knew from the age of 16 that I wanted to be a writer because I just didn't think I… — Paul Auster
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. — Matthew Arnold
You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time.… — Brooks Atkinson
Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. — Margaret Atwood
For years I wanted to be older, and now I am. — Margaret Atwood

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