Quotes by Everything Is Illuminated This is love, she thought, isn't it? When you notice someone's absence and hate that absence more than anything? More, even, than you love his presence? Jonathan Safran Foer everything-is-illuminated hate absence Love me, because love doesn't exist, and I have tried everything that does. Jonathan Safran Foer everything-is-illuminated doe I spent my life learning to feel less. Jonathan Safran Foer everything-is-illuminated life-learning feels To feel alone is to be alone. Jonathan Safran Foer everything-is-illuminated feels She was with me. She did all of those things and so many more, things I would never tell anyone, and she never even loved me. Now that’s love. Jonathan Safran Foer everything-is-illuminated The only thing worse than being sad is for others to know you are sad. Jonathan Safran Foer everything-is-illuminated being-sad knows