Fiction works when it makes a reader feel something strongly. Jonathan Safran Foer feelfictionmake Change image and share on social
I think there's going to be something that happens now, where books move in two directions, one toward digitized formats and one toward remembering what's nice about the physicality of them. Jonathan Safran Foer bookdigitizedirection Change image and share on social
There is an overabundance of rational reasons to say no to factory-farmed meat: It is the No. 1 cause of global warming, it systematically forces tens of billions of animals to suffer in ways that would be illegal if they were dogs, it is a decisive factor in the development of swine and avian flus, and so on. Jonathan Safran Foer animalavianbillion share on social
There are two kinds of sculptures. There's the kind that subtracts: Michelangelo starts with a block of marble and chips away. And then there is the kind that adds, building with clay, piling it on. The way I write novels is to keep piling on and piling on and piling on. Jonathan Safran Foer addblockbuild share on social
It seems entirely possible to me that horrible things can be going on without us becoming horrible people. Jonathan Safran Foer horriblepeoplething Change image and share on social
To remember my values, I need to lose certain tastes and find other handles for the memories that they once helped me carry. Jonathan Safran Foer carryfindhandle Change image and share on social
I'm interested in the kind of religion that makes life harder. I'm not so interested in the comforting kind of religion. Jonathan Safran Foer comforthardinterest Change image and share on social
For a long time, I thought I would like to be a doctor. Such a good profession. So explicitly good. Never a waste of time. Jonathan Safran Foer doctorexplicitlygood Change image and share on social
Why wouldn't - how couldn't - an author care about how his or her books look? Jonathan Safran Foer authorbookcare Change image and share on social
When you read something you have written, you have to confront some of the lies you have been telling yourself. Jonathan Safran Foer confrontlieread Change image and share on social