I could not believe in a God that would challenge faith like... - Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything Is Illuminated

"I will describe my eyes and then begin the story. My eyes are blue and resplendent. Now I will begin the story."

"She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum."

"I could not believe in a God that would challenge faith like this."

"It's true, I am afraid of dying. I am afraid of the world moving forward without me, of my absence going unnoticed, or worse, being some natural force propelling life on. Is it selfish? Am I such a bad person for dreaming of a world that ends when I do? I don't mean the world ending with respect to me, but every set of eyes closing with mine."

"I imagine a line, a white line, painted on the sand and on the ocean, from me to you."