Author: Jonathan Safran Foer

Quotes

I'm not funny. People assume that because my books are funny, I'll be funny in real life. It's the inevitable disappointment of meeting me.

I'm not funny. People assume that because my books are funny, I'll be funny in real life. It's the inevitable disappointment of meeting me.

- Jonathan Safran Foer

All really great artists, Jackson Pollack, John Cage, Beckett or Joyce - you are never indifferent to them.

All really great artists, Jackson Pollack, John Cage, Beckett or Joyce - you are never indifferent to them.

- Jonathan Safran Foer

Why do I write? It's not that I want people to think I am smart, or even that I am a good writer. I write because I want to end my loneliness.

Why do I write? It's not that I want people to think I am smart, or even that I am a good writer. I write because I want to end my loneliness.

- Jonathan Safran Foer

There is no greater gift than time.

There is no greater gift than time.

- Jonathan Safran Foer

Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?

Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?

- Jonathan Safran Foer

Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity.

Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity.

- Jonathan Safran Foer

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