Brod discovered 613 sadnesses, each perfectly unique, each a singular emotion, no more similar to any other sadness than to anger, ecstasy, guilt, or frustration. Mirror Sadness. Sadness of Domesticated Birds. Sadness of Being Sad in front of One's Parent. Humor Sadness. Sadness of Love Without Release.

The sky slowly pulled up its blue dress to reveal night.

Try to live so that you can always tell the truth.

I want to talk about God in a literary way. But I think I would have a very hard time praying to God.

When you look up 'hilarious' in the dictionary, there's a picture of you.

Why do beautiful songs make you sad?' 'Because they aren't true.' 'Never?' 'Nothing is beautiful and true.

I'm deeply curious about Jewish things. I've toyed around with the idea of going to rabbinical school.