Saul Bellow

"Beauty is not a luxury but a necessity of the human soul."

"The creative person is simply one who refuses to accept things as they are."

"Justice delayed is justice denied, and we delay it constantly."

"Patience with others begins with patience with ourselves."

"The smallest act of kindness echoes through eternity."

"Fear is simply opportunity wearing a frightening mask."

"Power over others is an illusion; the only real power is over oneself."

"Money is only important to those who do not have enough of it."

"Health is the foundation upon which all other achievements rest."

"Adventure awaits those brave enough to leave their comfortable cages."

"Imagination is more powerful than knowledge because it encompasses possibility."

"The truth is that we're all dying, all the time. What matters is what we do with the time we have."

"People can't stand a good man. They find him intolerable."

"A man is his own most vexing problem."

"The main thing is that you have to be true to your own experience."

"We are funny creatures. We don't see the stars as they are."

"I think that New York is not the cultural custodian any longer."

"What do you do when you realize you're living the wrong life?"

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."

"Obstacles are what we see when we take our eyes off the goal."

"The human soul is not to be cut into little pieces by microscopes."

"The deeper problems are the only ones worth discussing."

"You may not be able to change the world, but you can change yourself."

"Real firmness is good for anything; fake firmness is only for show."

"There are hard times in every decent man's life."

"Confused literature instead of providing clarification."

"The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate."

"In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand."

"Most of the intelligence we possess comes from the past."

"People are responsible for their own happiness."