“You may believe that your father is not a thinking person, only your mother. Well, don’t kid yourself, I have made some clear observations. First of all, few people are sane. That may surprise you, Edward, but it really is so. Next, salvery has never really been abolished. More people are enslaved to different things than you can shake a stick at. But it’s no use trying to give you a résumé of my thinking. It’s true I’m often confused but at the same time I am a figter. Oh, I am a fighter. I fight very hard”
Saul Bellow
Henderson The Rain King
Penguin Books, England 1979.
PS: Apologies for the neglect. But after working hard on my thesis and taking a couple of weeks to rest I’m back.
A Room of Teresa's Own 
love Bellow. Reading his collected stories at the moment
Hello there! Thanks a million for your comment. I’ve just read Henderson the Rain King by him but I can tell you it won’t be the last one!
If it’s your first I envy you getting to find out more. Try Augie March, Seize the Day and Herzog. Those three are the best