And yet and yet - the last secret of the tree of codes is that nothing can ever reach a definite conclusion. Nowhere as much as there do we feel possibilities shaken by the nearness of realization. The atmosphere becomes possibilities and we shall wander and make a thousand mistakes. We shall wander along yet not be able to understand.
Jonathan Safran FoerI flipped back through the pad of paper while I thought about what Stephen Hawking would do next.
Jonathan Safran FoerMy impression is that staying together as a couple does not correspond to the challenges themselves, but whether the very idea of breaking up is an option on the table. If it is, then some people take it. If it's not, then they will keep working at it. You must know people who were terribly suited who make it work. And there are couples who seem perfectly suited that break up. It's a mystery to everyone.
Jonathan Safran FoerI missed you even when I was with you. Thatโs been my problem. I miss what I already have, and I surround myself with things that are missing.
Jonathan Safran FoerIt is not a thing that you can imagine. It only is. After that, there can be no imagining.
Jonathan Safran FoerAnd here I am, instead of there. I'm sitting in this library, thousands of miles from my life, writing another letter I know I won't be able to send, no matter how hard I try and how much I want to. How did that boy making love behind that shed become this man writing this letter at this table?
Jonathan Safran Foer