I am not a bad person. I am a good person who has lived in a bad time." Alex's grandfather..Everything is Illuminated

...and when is enough proof enough?

It's a good rule of thumb, it seems to me: if you're not allowed to see where something comes from, don't put it in your mouth.

Grandfather kicked the stop pedal, and my face gave a high-five to the front window.

Imagine being served a plate of sushi. But this plate also holds all of the animals that were killed for your serving of sushi. The plate might have to be five feet across.

Shyness is when you turn your head away from something you want.

I wish my days could be washed away like the chalk lines of my days.