We believed in our grandmotherโs cooking more fervently than we believed in God.
Jonathan Safran FoerOskar Schell: If the sun were to explode, you wouldn't even know about it for 8 minutes because thats how long it takes for light to travel to us. For eight minutes the world would still be bright and it would still feel warm. It was a year since my dad died and I could feel my eight minutes with him... were running out.
Jonathan Safran FoerItโs hard to say goodbye to the place youโve lived. It can be as hard as saying goodbye to a person.
Jonathan Safran FoerThe French, who love their dogs, sometimes eat their horses. The Spanish, who love their horses, sometimes eat their cows. The Indians, who love their cows, sometimes eat their dogs.
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