Which, then, brings us closer to what we want to communicate: saying what we intend, or trying to say the opposite?
Jonathan Safran FoerEverything I did, I did because I thought it was the correct thing to do… I am not a hero, it is true… But I am not a bad person, either.
Jonathan Safran FoerArt can be very political but that can't be the purpose of art, it can't be the driving force. It isn't with any of the books that I love, anyway.
Jonathan Safran FoerWe tried so hard. We were always trying to help each other. But not because we were helpless. He needed to get things for me, just as I needed to get things for him. It gave us purpose. Sometimes I would ask him for something that I did not even want, just to let him get it for me. We spent our days trying to help each other help each other. I would get his slippers. He would make my tea. I would turn up the heat so he could turn up the air conditioner so I could turn up the heat.
Jonathan Safran Foer