Oskar's grandmother to his grandfather after she told him of her pregnancy.
• "My Feelings" (p. 180)
• "My Feelings" (p. 180)
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I spent my life learning to feel less.
Every day I felt less.
Is that growing old? Or is it something worse?
You can not protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.
— Jonathan Safran Foer
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I spent my life learning to feel less.
Every day I felt less.
Is that growing old? Or is it something worse?
You can not protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness." in the context of "Oskar's grandmother to his grandfather after she told him of her pregnancy.
• "My Feelings" (p. 180)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Jonathan Safran Foer
Jonathan Safran Foer (born February 21, 1977) is an American fiction writer.
About Jonathan Safran Foer
Jonathan Safran Foer (born February 21, 1977) is an American fiction writer.
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