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Philip Roth, When She Was Good Quotes: Not to be rich, not to be famous, not to be mighty, not even to be happy, but to be civilized--that was the dream of his life.
         

Not to be rich, not to be famous, not to be mighty, not even to be happy, but to be civilized--that was the dream of his life.


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Not to be rich, not to be famous, not to be mighty, not even to be happy, but to be civilized--that was the dream of his life.
         



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