Some big insect flew in and began walking on the table. I don’t know what insect it was, but it was brown, shining, and rich in structures. In the city the big universal chain of insects gets thin, but where there’s a leaf or two it’ll be represented. Saul Bellow
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  2. A man is only as good as what he loves.

  3. Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is.

  4. A man may say, "From now on I'm going to speak the truth." But the truth hears him and runs away and hides before he's even done speaking.

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