Philip Roth

"Because that is when you love somebody - when you see them being game in the face of the worst. Not courageous. Not heroic. Just game."

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Source: FaceBook post by Philip Roth from Mar 19, 2013

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Philip Roth

Philip Roth

Novelist

Philip Roth was a prominent American novelist known for his incisive exploration of identity and conflict, particularly in works like 'Portnoy's Complaint.'

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