"I am not sad, he would repeat to……" — Jonathan Safran Foer
"I am not sad, he would repeat to himself over and over, I am not sad. As if he might one day convince himself. Or fool himself. Or convince others -- The only thing worse than being sad is for others to know that you are sad."
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526 Quotes by Jonathan Safran Foer
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The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
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I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
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If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself.
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