I looked at everyone and wondered where they came from, and who they missed, and what they were sorry for.
Jonathan Safran FoerShe was so beautiful, like someone who you will never meet, but always dream of meeting, like someone who is too good for you.
Jonathan Safran FoerI thought about all of the things that everyone ever says to each other, and how everyone is going to die, whether it's in a millisecond, or days, or months, or 76.5 years, if you were just born. Everything that's born has to die, which means our lives are like skyscrapers. The smoke rises at different speeds, but they're all on fire, and we're all trapped.
Jonathan Safran FoerYou cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.
Jonathan Safran FoerNo matter how much I feel, Iโm not going to let it out. If I have to cry, Iโm gonna cry on the inside. If I have to bleed, Iโll bruise. If my heart starts going crazy, Iโm not gonna tell everyone in the world about it. It doesnโt help anything. It just makes everyoneโs life worse.
Jonathan Safran Foer