“Because of the illusion. You fall in love, it's intoxicating, and for a little while, you actually feel like you've become one with the other person, merged souls and so on. You think you'll never be lonely again.” ThinkingFeelsLittlesPersonsSoulFallLike YouIllusionLonelyFalling In Love Author:Nicole Krauss
“Sometimes I thought about nothing and sometimes I thought about my life. At least I made a living. What kind of living? A living. It wasn't easy. I found out how little is unbearable.” KindLittlesMadeSometimesFoundEasyUnbearable Book:The History of Love: A Novel Source: The History of Love: A Novel
“Now that mine is almost over, I can say that the one thing that struck me most about life is the capacity for change. One day you're a person and the next day they tell you you're a dog. At first it's hard to bear, but after a while you learn not to look at it as a loss. There's even a moment when it becomes exhilarating to realize just how little needs to stay the same for you to continue the effort they call, for lack of a better word, being human.” NeedsFirstsHumansLooksLittlesPersonsI CanHardMomentsLife IsNextRealizingLossEffortOne ThingDogMinesBearsOne DayCapacityBeing HumanNext DayExhilaratingAlmost Over Book:The History of Love: A Novel Source: The History of Love: A Novel
“Except for when I was very little and thought that being an "engineer" meant he drove a train. Then I imagined him in the seat of an engine car the color of coal, a string of shiny passenger cars trailing behind. One day my father laughed and corrected me. Everything snapped into focus. It's one of those unforgettable moments that happen as a child, when you discover that all along the world has been betraying you.” WorldChildrenLittlesHas BeensMomentsHappensFatherBehindsFocusCarColorOne DayTrainSeatsStringsLaughedEnginesBetrayEngineersCoalPassengersUnforgettableUnforgettable Moments Author:Nicole Krauss
“When you are young, you think it's going to be solved by love. But it never is. Being close -- as close as you can get -- to another person only makes clear that impassable distance between you.' If being in love only made people more lonely, why would everyone want it so much?' Because of the illusion. You fall in love, it's intoxicating, and for a little while you feel like you've actually become one with the other person. Merged souls and so on. You think you'll never be lonely again.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantFeelsLittlesPersonsMadeSoulYoungFallClearLike YouIllusionLonelyDistanceFalling In LoveBeing In Love Author:Nicole Krauss
“The fact that you got a little happier today doesn't change the fact that you also became a little sadder. Every day you become a little more of both, which means that right now, at this exact moment, you're the happiest and saddest you've ever been in your whole life.” MeanLittlesWholeMomentsFactsTodayRight NowWhole LifeSaddest Book:The History of Love: A Novel Source: The History of Love: A Novel
“Sometimes I forget that the world is not on the same schedule as I. That everything is not dying, or that if it is dying it will return to life, what with a little sun and the usual encouragement.” IfsWorldLittlesSometimesForgetSunDyingReturnEncouragementUsualSchedules Book:The History of Love: A Novel Source: The History of Love: A Novel
“Getting a book published made me feel a little bit sad... I felt driven by the need to write a book, rather than the need to write. I needed to figure out what was important to me as a writer.” NeedsFeelsWritingLittlesMadeImportantBookFeltBitsFiguresNeededLittle BitDriven Author:Nicole Krauss
“To walk into a modern-day bookstore is a little bit like studying a single photograph out of the infinite number of photographs that cold be taken of the world: It offers the reader a frame.” WorldLittlesBitsWalksNumbersStudyTakenModernColdReaderOffersLittle BitInfinitePhotographBookstoresModern Day Author:Nicole Krauss
“I always wrote little things when I was younger. My first opus was a book of poems put down in a spiral notebook at five or six, handsomely accompanied by crayon illustrations.” FirstsLittlesBookFiveSixLittle ThingsNotebookIllustrationSpiralsCrayon Author:Nicole Krauss
