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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

: A Novel

Jonathan Safran Foer emerged as one of the most original writers of his generation with his best-selling debut novel, Everything Is Illuminated. Now, with humor, tenderness, and awe, he confronts the traumas of our recent history. <br /

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“We looked at each other until it felt like everything would burst into flames.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, romance, looking at each other, loving one another

“I have so much to say to you. I want to begin at the beginning, because that is what you deserve. I want to tell you everything, without leaving out a single detail. But where is the beginning? And what is everything?”

— Jonathan Safran Foer, amazon.com

Tagged: Unsaid words, Unsaid, Unsaid Feelings, Love, romance

“So many people enter and leave your life! Hundreds of thousands of people! You have to keep the door open so they can come in! But it also means you have to let them go!”

— Jonathan Safran Foer, amazon.com

Tagged: People Come and Go, People, Human Connection, human affairs, People Change

“I spent my life learning to feel less.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer, amazon.com

Tagged: Life, Feelings