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The people who read the history books tend to have a natural zeal and are alarmingly well-read.


Saul David

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MARK TWAIN The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.
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NATALIE GOLDBERG I am happy to have all the books I need to read.
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SAUL ZAENTZ Psychoanalysis pretends to investigate the Unconscious. The Unconscious by definition is what you ar...
SAUL BELLOW A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men can not get out.
SAUL BELLOW I like it best when two ideas collide, like when you have a crazed attitude towards women combined w...
PETER SAUL I was raised to be kind. My parents were underdogs. Immigrant Jews. I spoke with an accent. I didn&#...
SAUL RUBINEK Yes, there is a science to the aroma of sleeping women

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SAUL WILLIAMS