Is there a function that never vanishes, and can never reach infinity?

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Is there a (non-constant) function $f(z)$ in the Riemann sphere such that for all z, $f(z) \neq 0, \infty$ ?

In other words, is there a function that never vanishes, and can never reach infinity?

I am convinced there is no such function, however why is this true? Is there a magical Theorem somewhere proving this?

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Why not $f(z) \equiv 1, \quad \forall z \in \mathbb{C}$?

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What about $f(z)=\frac{|z|^2+1}{|z|^2+2}$?

If you want the function to be analytic, then Liouville's Theorem says that any bounded entire function must be constant.