Quotes from book
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.

Saul Bellow photo

“Facts always are sensational.”

Saul Bellow book Seize the Day

Source: Seize the Day

Saul Bellow photo

“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.”

Saul Bellow book Seize the Day

Source: Seize the Day

Saul Bellow photo

“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.”

Saul Bellow book Seize the Day

Source: Seize the Day

Saul Bellow photo

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

Saul Bellow book Seize the Day

Source: Seize the Day

Similar authors

Saul Bellow photo
Saul Bellow103
Canadian-born American writer 1915–2005
Margaret Atwood photo
Margaret Atwood348
Canadian writer None
Alice Munro photo
Alice Munro38
Canadian novelist None
Julio Cortázar photo
Julio Cortázar29
Argentinian writer None
Brian Tracy photo
Brian Tracy63
American motivational speaker and writer None
William Faulkner photo
William Faulkner214
American writer None
Dale Carnegie photo
Dale Carnegie98
American writer and lecturer None
Elias Canetti photo
Elias Canetti43
Bulgarian-born Swiss and British jewish modernist novelist,… None
Jean Vanier photo
Jean Vanier36
Canadian humanitarian None
Kazuo Ishiguro photo
Kazuo Ishiguro76
Japanese-born British author None