Jonathan Safran Foer Quotes
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God will not damn a lunatic's soul. He knows that the powers of evil are too great for those of us with weak minds.
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I grew up playing video games. And the cool thing about the EA Sports games is they took me through the whole motion-capture thing, where they put little sensors on my body so the video game really is me. It actually moves the way I move.
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I wrote my first play when I was eight.
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Personally, I can't see why it would be any less romantic to find a husband in a nice four-color catalogue than in the average downtown bar at happy hour.
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We were intrigued by the fact that we had so much actual behavior among people on our dating site, OKCupid.
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I came to these mediums through having the garden, and of course, people who have designed gardens have always worked in collaboration, and never made their own inscriptions.
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I have to remind myself constantly to not be antisocial, because I stay to myself a lot. I'm a lot more introspective than my characters.
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I never thought we'd ever have a black president. President Obama has done such a tremendous job... He just has been unable to get what he needs to be moved at the level it should be moved.
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I dress according to what suits me and what I am comfortable in.
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Right now I'm reading every fashion magazine I can find. As a shoe designer, I feel it's my responsibility to learn as much as I can about the business, past and present.
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You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
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I can't imagine what it would be like to write in a relaxed state. I'm going to be writing some stories for my own interest. I want to experiment with different things and see if I can approach writing with much less control and in a better psychological state. It will be like breaking out of a straitjacket.
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Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.
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Most awards, you know, they don't give you unless you go and get them - did you know that? Terribly discouraging.
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If you like to read, sometimes it's interesting just to go and see what the reality is, of the word, of the seedy or not so seedy fiction writer, the drunk or sober poet... Sometimes you can go looking for illumination.
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The European way is also the United Nations' way. And we believe in the U.N. because we believe in the same principles, in the same values, and our communities are built upon the same fundamental ideals.
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'We are going so slow,' Noah said, craning his neck to observe the inevitable queue behind them. 'I think I just saw a tricycle pass us.''Rude.'
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There is no such thing as gratitude in international politics.
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I remember the horror story that I told myself over and over again. I'm totally alone in my body. I'm totally alone in my head and nobody will ever see through my eyes. I'm just completely alone.
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I'm an academic. I argue; I engage with people.
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Initial work is on period research where the historical markers are absolutely non-negotiable. Once that is established, a writer can take creative liberties in terms of chronology to suit the story.
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Books are slow, books are quiet. The Internet is fast and loud.
