I love the idea of books being more than books, or being, rather, something other than books.
Jonathan Safran FoerThe only thing more painful than being an active forgetter is to be an inert rememberer.
Jonathan Safran FoerAm I such a bad person for dreaming of a world that ends when I do? I don't mean the world ending with respect to me, but every set of eyes closing with mine.
Jonathan Safran FoerIt might sound naive to suggest that whether you order a chicken patty or a veggie burger is a profoundly important decision. Then again, it certainly would have sounded fantastic if in the 1950's you were told that where you sat in a restaurant or on a bus could begin to uproot racism.
Jonathan Safran Foer