If the thrill of hunting were in the hunt, or even in the marksmanship, a camera would do just as well.
Jonathan Safran FoerAnd nothing inspires as much shame as being a parent. Children confront us with our paradoxes and hypocrisies, and we are exposed. You need to find an answer for every why โ Why do we do this? Why donโt we do that? โ and often there isnโt a good one. So you say, simply, because. Or you tell a story that you know isnโt true. And whether or not your face reddens, you blush. The shame of parenthood โ which is a good shame โ is that we want our children to be more whole than we are, to have satisfactory answers.
Jonathan Safran FoerSometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.
Jonathan Safran FoerThis is love, she thought, isn't it? When you notice someone's absence and hate that absence more than anything? More, even, than you love his presence?
Jonathan Safran Foer