My test for writing is always, is this fun or does it feel like a job? Is it moving me? Or am I just fulfilling my own expectations - or even worse, somebody else's?

I have so much to say to you. I want to begin at the beginning, because that is what you deserve. I want to tell you everything, without leaving out a single detail. But where is the beginning? And what is everything?

I am not a bad person. I am a good person who has lived in a bad time." Alex's grandfather..Everything is Illuminated

He Wrote, Are you OK? I told him, My eyes are crummy. He wrote, But are you OK? I told him, That's a very complicated question. He wrote, That's a very simple answer. I asked, Are you OK? He wrote, Some mornings I wake up feeling grateful.

I don't mind if smiles come at my expense, I'm a small price to pay.

Parents are always more knowledgeable than their children, and children are always smarter than their parents.

What were we spending so much time doing if not getting to know each other?