“Before you rush off trying to see everything you can, educate yourself.”

“And how can you say I love you to someone you love? I rolled onto my side and fell asleep next to her. Here is the point of everything I have been trying to tell you, Oskar. It's always necessary.”

“But it was unnecessary.There would be other nights.And how can you say I love you to someone you love? I rolled on my side and fell asleep next to her.Here is the point of everything I've been trying to tell you, Oskar.It's always necessary.I love you,Grandma”

“Is this why you think you are chosen by God, because only you can understand the funnies that you make about yourself?”

“Once you hear something, you can never return to the time before you heard it.”

“Try to live so that you can always tell the truth.”

“Oh,' she said. 'I have never seen a Jew before. Can I see his horns?”