"I knew that our time together was almost over, I asked her if she liked sports, she asked me if I liked chess, I asked her if she liked fallen trees, she went home with her father, the center of me followed her, but I was left with the shell of me, I needed to see her again, I couldn't explain my need to myself, and that's why it was such a beautiful need, there's nothing wrong with not understanding yourself."

-- Jonathan Safran Foer

#Beautiful Quotes #Sports Quotes #Father Quotes

“We either crucify or crown Jesus by our lives.”
“I want my commitment to ending girl marriage to be equal to my commitment to ending apartheid.”
“The marvelous pharmacy that was designed by nature and placed into our being by the universal architect produces most of the medicines we need.”
“On wet days I will go into the thickest parts of the forest, where the pine needles are everlastingly dry, and when the sun shines I'll lie on the heath and see how the broom flares against the clouds. I shall be perpetually happy, because there will be no one to worry me.”

Source : Elizabeth Von Arnim (2005). “The Solitary Summer”, p.5, 1st World Publishing
“If a person is treated like a patient, they are apt to act like one.”
“You watch yourself age and it's hard to feel like a sex symbol.”
“Republicans are people who, if you were drowning 50 feet from shore, would throw you a 25-foot rope and tell you to swim the other 25 feet because it would be good for your character. Democrats would throw you a hundred-foot rope and then walk away looking for other good deeds to do.”
“I hope there's a life after life - and maybe I can even come back again and get on another train, and ride and gain some more wisdom.”

Source : Interview with Chris Simunek, hightimes.com. August 5, 2015.

You may also like:

Dave Eggers
Writer
David Foster Wallace
Novelist
Franklin Foer
Journalist
Jonathan Franzen
Novelist
Joshua Foer
Journalist
Joyce Carol Oates
Author
Nicole Krauss
Author
Philip Roth
Novelist
Thomas Horn
Film actor