"Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul."
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Saul Bellow
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Saul Bellow was a Nobel Prize-winning author known for his exploration of identity and human experience in works like 'Herzog' and 'The Adventures of Augie March'.
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Saul Bellow
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"A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Saul Bellow
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"There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war."
Saul Bellow
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"Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone."
Saul Bellow
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"I am a phoenix who runs after arsonists."
Saul Bellow
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"You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half."