There has yet to be a human to survive a span of history without at least one end of the world.

We often use technology to save time, but increasingly, it either takes the saved time along with it, or makes the saved time less present, intimate and rich. I worry that the closer the world gets to our fingertips, the further it gets from our hearts.

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

I wanted to cry but I didn't, I probably should have cried, I should have drowned us there in the room ending our suffering.

We live in a world made up more of story than stuff. We are creatures of memory more than reminders, of love more than likes.

I said I kicked a French chicken in the stomach once." "Huh?" "It said, 'Oeuf.'" "What is that?" "It's a joke. Do you want to hear another, or have you already had un oeuf?

Whether we're talking about fish species, pigs, or some other eaten animal, is such suffering the most important thing in the world? Obviously not. But that's not the question. Is it more important that sushi, bacon, or chicken nuggets? That's the question.