Suddenly Yankel was overcome with a fear of dying, stronger than he felt when his parents passed of natural causes, stronger than when his only brother was killed in the flour mill or when his children died, stronger even than when he was a child and it first occurred to him that he must try to understand what it could mean not to be alive -- to be not in darkness, not in unfeeling -- to be not being, not to be.
Jonathan Safran FoerI will describe my eyes and then begin the story. My eyes are blue and resplendent. Now I will begin the story.
Jonathan Safran FoerSometimes people who seem good end up being not as good as you might have hoped, you know?
Jonathan Safran FoerThere is nothing wrong with compromising. Even if you compromise almost everything.
Jonathan Safran Foer