574 Quotes by Saul Bellow

I am moneys medium. It passes through me- taxes, insurance, mortgage, child support, rent, legal fees. All this dignified blundering costs plenty.

There is something terribly nervous-making about a modern existence. For one thing, it's all the thinking we have to do and all the judgments we have to make. It's the price of freedom: make the judgments, make the mental calls,

Strict seriousness was far more dangerous than any joke.

Certain blood will be given for half certain reasons, as in all wars.

reality comes from giving an account of yourself. (Augie March)

You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.

And I'm convinced that knowing the names of things braces people up.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance.

The secret motive of the absent-minded is to be innocent while guilty. Absent-mindedness is spurious innocence.