Jonathan Safran Foer Quotes About Son

Quotes about: Son

• A few days after we came home from the hospital, I sent a letter to a friend, including a photo of my son and some first impressions of fatherhood. He responded, simply, 'Everything is possible again.' It was the perfect thing to write, because that was exactly how it felt. We could retell our stories and make them better, more representative or aspirational. Or we could choose to tell different stories. The world itself had another chance.

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  Home, Writing, Son

  "Eating Animals". Book by Jonathan Safran Foer, March 4, 2010.

• I often think about how my sons will come to know about September 11th. Something overheard? A newspaper image? In school? I would prefer that they learn about it from my wife and me, in a deliberate and safe way. But it's hard to imagine ever feeling ready to broach the subject without some impetus.

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  School, Son, Thinking

  "Speechless" by Jonathan Safran Foer, www.newyorker.com. September 12, 2011.

• We eat as sons and daughters, as families, as communities, as generations, as nations, and increasingly as a globe. We can't stop our eating from radiating influence even if we want to.

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  Daughter, Mother, Son

  "Principles Before Potsickers (From Foodie to Vegetarian in 10 Not-So-Easy Lessons)" by Bettina Elias Siegel, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 24, 2012.

• Abraham responds "Here I am" when God asks him to sacrifice his son, and he answers "Here I am" when his son asks him about what is happening. It's a paradoxical moment. He can't be fully present for his God or his son.

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  Son, Sacrifice, Here I Am

  Source: www.nydailynews.com

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