Quote by Saul Bellow
"Losing a parent is something like driving through a plateglass window. You didn't know it was there until it was too late to brake."
More from Saul Bellow
"The main thing is to be kind. Being kind is more important than being right."
"The facts about us are not generous; the truth is likely to be humiliating."
"I want to live. The world is disagreeable; it is often impossible and ridiculous—but I want to live."
"A man may say, 'From now on I'm going to speak the truth.' But the real truth is he can't."