Author of quotes: Elif Batuman

It's even funny how much the beer always turns out to be exactly the same as in all previous times.

... The essence of writing, perhaps, is not to describe the past, but to prolong the present - as in "A Thousand and One Nights" - to stretch the time until the next event occurs ...

I could not leave the thought of the unevenness of time, of how it is never filled with anything - until suddenly there are days so intense, tense, tangible that it seems to you indisputable - this is life, and you finally discovered its true nature. But then time dies unbelievably again, it turns out that all this fullness was a deviation from the standard and, perhaps, will not happen again.

... Love is a mysterious and incomprehensible connection between individuals, not a competition in expediency, where the love suitability of participants is evaluated by quantitative indicators...

When you think about all these countless galaxies and combinations of DNA and meet, despite the meager chances, the same person - it's a miracle.

... Civilization is based on lies.

Beautiful people live in a different world, they have different relationships with others. They are originally raised for love.

It is strange that in English the word "simple", when talking about a face, is used instead of "ugly." But the main signs of human beauty are just simplicity, symmetry and ingenuity, which are always associated with youth and purity.

“Isn't it sad that girls are much more ashamed of their bodies than boys? Don said. I agreed: it's sad.

Adult life is generous with blows.

The croissant was crispy, tender and flaky at the same time. One bite and you feel loved.

It was terrible to know that he was now in this very city, maybe even somewhere nearby, but I can't see or talk to him because he doesn't love me. I can't be with him for a minute, we can't spend even those scrap hours together that no one else needs - say, from an hour to three in the middle of the week.

Remember, you have the most beautiful soul and the most beautiful mind, and no matter what you do, you always do the right thing.

Womanizers always call again. This is their best feature.