Fear is unnatural. Lightning and thunder are unnatural. Pai… - Don DeLillo

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Fear is unnatural. Lightning and thunder are unnatural. Pain, death, reality, these are all unnatural. We can't bear these things as they are. We know too much. So we resort to repression, compromise and disguise. This is how we survive the universe. This is the natural language of the species.

Don DeLillo

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Donald Richard "Don" DeLillo (born November 20, 1936) is an award-winning American novelist, playwright, and essayist, best known for his novels, which paint detailed portraits of American life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Birth Name: Donald Richard DeLillo

Alternative Names: Don Delillo • Donald Richard "Don" DeLillo

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