“Nobody asks you to love the whole world, only to be honest, ehrlich. Don't have a loud mouth. The more you love people the more they'll mix you up. A child loves, a person respects. Respect is better than love.”

—  Saul Bellow, book The Adventures of Augie March

Source: The Adventures of Augie March

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Canadian-born American writer 1915–2005

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