Jonathan Safran Foer: Frasi in inglese (pagina 2)

“I am doing something I hate for you. This is what it means to be in love.”

“It has shown me that everything is illuminated in the light of the past. It is always along the side of us… on the inside, looking out.”

“I did not need to know if he could love me.
I needed to know if he could need me.”

“In the end, everyone loses everyone. There was no invention to get around that, and so I felt, that night, like the turtle that everything else in the universe was on top of.”

“The only way to overcome sadness is to consume it.”

“She has become an expert at confusingwithwithwith.”

“There's nothing wrong with not understanding yourself.”

“I hope you never love anything as much as I love you.”

“Why didn't he say goodbye?
I gave myself a bruise.
Why didn't he say 'I love you'?”

“Every moment before this one depends on this one.”

“Instead of singing in the shower, I would write out the lyrics of my favourite songs, the ink would turn the water blue or red or green, and the music would run down my legs.”

“The end of the world has come often, and continues to come.”

“We talked about nothing in particular, but it felt like we were talking about the most important things…”

“She let out a laugh, and then she put her hand over her mouth, like she was angry at herself for forgetting her sadness.”

“She laughed enough to migrate an entire flock of birds. That was how she said yes”

“Why I'm Not Where You Are”

“I can forgive you for leaving, but not for coming back.”

“It's a shame that we have to live, but it's a tragedy that we get to live only one life.”

“It's so beautiful at this hour. The sun is low, the shadows are long, the air is cold and clean. You won't be awake for another five hours, but I can't help feeling that we're sharing this clear and beautiful morning.”