Why didn't I learn to treat everything like it was the last time. My greatest regret was how much I believed in the future.

- Jonathan Safran Foer

You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.

- Jonathan Safran Foer

I don't think that there are any limits to how excellent we could make life seem.

- Jonathan Safran Foer

Sometimes you have to put your fears in order.

- Jonathan Safran Foer

I missed you even when I was with you. That’s been my problem. I miss what I already have, and I surround myself with things that are missing.

- Jonathan Safran Foer

Words never mean what we want them to mean.

- Jonathan Safran Foer

Why I'm not where you are ...

- Jonathan Safran Foer

I regret that it takes a life to learn how to live.

- Jonathan Safran Foer

Part of living your life is an awareness of the opportunities that can be missed and an awareness that time moves in one direction.

- Jonathan Safran Foer