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Seize the Day

Seize the Day
Saul Bellow

Seize the Day, first published in 1956, is Saul Bellow's fourth novel. It was adapted into the film of the same name.

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“Facts always are sensational.”

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“Bringing people into the here-and-now. The real universe. That's the present moment. The past is no good to us. The future is full of anxiety. Only the present is real--the here-and-now. Seize the day.”

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“I want to tell you, don't marry suffering. Some people do. They get married to it, and sleep and eat together, just as husband and wife. If they go with joy they think it's adultery.”

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“You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.”

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