"The writer cannot make the seas of distraction……" — Saul Bellow
"The writer cannot make the seas of distraction stand still, but he [or she] can at times come between the madly distracted and the distractions."
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215 Quotes by Saul Bellow
Saul Bellow has 215 quotes on this site.
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A man is only as good as what he loves.
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A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.
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There is an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we…
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Hapiness can only be found if you can free yourself of all other distractions.
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Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.
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No realistic, sane person goes around Chicago without protection.
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When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.
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Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the…
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
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She was what we used to call a suicide blonde - dyed by her own hand.
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We are always looking for the book it is necessary to read next.
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Any artist should be grateful for a naive grace which puts him beyond the need to reason elaborately.
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A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout manner.
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When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it - a rock, a flower, the…
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Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.
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You cannot make a mistake, you can only make a decision that will be your next best step.
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Violence ever defeats its own ends. Where you cannot drive you can always persuade. A gentle word, a kind look,…
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Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.
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