There is an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we human beings are, who we are and what this life is for.
Saul Bellow

We are always looking for the book it is necessary to read next.
Saul Bellow

A man is only as good as what he loves.
Saul Bellow

What is art but a way of seeing?
Saul Bellow

If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.
Saul Bellow

In expressing love we belong among the undeveloped countries.
Saul Bellow

Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.
Saul Bellow

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.
Saul Bellow