Partly on his interest being focussed on what he calls ‘the soul,’ which he persists in regarding as an entity independent of the physical environment, whereas, as I tried to point out to him . . .

I’ve learned that if you want people to be impressed, you can talk about your successes; but if you want people to identify with you, it’s better to talk about your failures.

It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime,

I never confused what I had with what I was.

Written By Jonathan Safran Foer

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