Fiction works when it makes a reader feel something strongly.
JONATHAN SAFRAN FOERWith writing, we have second chances.
More Jonathan Safran Foer Quotes
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Love me, because love doesn’t exist, and I have tried everything that does.
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People with nothing to declare carry the most.
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We talked about nothing in particular, but it felt like we were talking about the most important things.
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I felt, that night, on that stage, under that skull, incredibly close to everything in the universe, but also extremely alone.
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Ironically, the utterly unselective omnivore — “I’m easy; I’ll eat anything” — can appear more socially sensitive than the individual who tries to eat in a way that is good for society.
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A few weeks after the worst day, I started writing lots of letters. I don’t know why, but it was one of the only things that made my boots lighter.
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She laughed enough to migrate an entire flock of birds. That was how she said yes.
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She was with me. She did all of those things and so many more, things I would never tell anyone, and she never even loved me. Now that’s love.
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The hardest part of writing is not to get the ideas but to remember, why it is important to get them.
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Why didn’t I learn to treat everything like it was the last time. My greatest regret was how much I believed in the future.
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I don’t think that there are any limits to how excellent we could make life seem.
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Thanksgiving is the holiday that encompasses all others. All of them, from Martin Luther King Day to Arbor Day to Christmas to Valentine’s Day, are in one way or another about being thankful.
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I could not believe in a God that would challenge faith like this.
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The mistakes I’ve made are dead to me. But I can’t take back the things I never did.
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One of the greatest opportunities to live our values-or betray them-lies in the food we put on our plates.
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