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“It seems hard for the American people to believe that anything could be more exciting than the times themselves. What we read daily and view on the TV has thrust imagined forms into the shadow. We are staggeringly rich in facts, in things, and perhaps, like the nouveau riche of other ages, we want our wealth faithfully reproduced by the artist.”

Book:It All Adds Up: From the Dim Past to the Uncertain Future

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It All Adds Up: From the Dim Past to the Uncertain Future

This book delves into the historical development of mathematics, tracing its roots back to ancient civilizations and forward to contemporary challenges in the field. more

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Saul Bellow

Saul Bellow, born on June 10, 1915, in Canada, was an American Jewish writer. His works are known for their profound psychological insights and unique sense of humor. Bellow won the Nobel Prize in Literature. His representative works include 'Herzog', 'The Adventures of Augie March', and 'Henderson the Rain King'. more

“It's hard for writers to get on with their work if they are convinced that they owe a concrete debt to experience and cannot allow themselves the privilege of ranging freely through social classes and professional specialties. A certain pride in their own experience, perhaps a sense of the property rights of others in their experience, holds them back.”

Ifs Hard Certain Social Class Rights Pride Property Privilege Debt Convinced Concrete Property Rights Social Class Specialty

Book:It All Adds Up: From the Dim Past to the Uncertain Future

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“Americans must be the most sententious people in history. Far too busy to be religious, they have always felt that they sorely needed guidance.”

People Felt Religious Needed Busy Guidance Too Busy

Book:It All Adds Up: From the Dim Past to the Uncertain Future : a Nonfiction Collection

Source: It All Adds Up: From the Dim Past to the Uncertain Future : a Nonfiction Collection

“In an age of enormities, the emotions are naturally weakened. We are continually called upon to have feelings - about genocide, for instance, or about famine or the blowing up of passenger planes - and we are all aware that we are incapable of reacting appropriately. A guilty consciousness of emotional inadequacy or impotence makes people doubt their own human weight.”