“They say that people who live next to waterfalls don’t hear the water.”
"Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity."
- Jonathan Safran Foer
Awareness
"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."
- Jonathan Safran Foer
Awareness
"Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?"
- Jonathan Safran Foer
Happiness
"You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness."
- Jonathan Safran Foer
Adversity
"There were things I wanted to tell him. But I knew they would hurt him. So I buried them and let them hurt me."
- Jonathan Safran Foer
Adversity
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy