It stayed with him, like a part of him, like a birthmark, like a limb, it was on him, in him, him, his hymn: I had to do it for myself.
("Everything is Illuminated")
More Quotes from Jonathan Safran Foer:
We talked about nothing in particular, but it felt like we were talking about the most important things...Jonathan Safran Foer
Literature was the only religion her father practiced, when a book fell on the floor he kissed it, when he was done with a book he tried to give it away to someone who would love it.
Jonathan Safran Foer
She felt as if she were brimming, always producing and hoarding more love inside her. But there was no release.
Jonathan Safran Foer
I will describe my eyes and then begin the story. My eyes are blue and resplendent. Now I will begin the story.
Jonathan Safran Foer
Life was a small negative space cut out of the eternal solidity, and for the first time, it felt precious - not like all of the words that had come to mean nothing, but like the last breath of a drowning victim.
Jonathan Safran Foer
Songs are as sad as the listener.
Jonathan Safran Foer
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Keywords: birthmarkLife is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books - but it is terrible when one has to live it.
Jean Anouilh
There is a lot of interest in the arts, music, theatre, filmmaking, engineering, architecture and software design. I think we have now transitioned the modern-day version of the entrepreneur into the creative economy.
John Baldacci
I'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything requires perseverance.
Nicholas Sparks