"Much to Yankel's dismay, Brod insisted on cutting that thick black hair herself.

It's not ladylike, he said, You look like a little boy when it's so short.

Don't be a fool, she told him.

But doesn't it bother you?

Of course it bothers me when you're a fool.

Your hair, he said.

I think it's very pretty.

Can it be pretty if no one thinks it's pretty?

I think it's pretty.

If you're the only one?

That's pretty pretty.

And what about the boys? Don't you want them to think you're pretty?

I wouldn't want a boy to think I was pretty unless he was the kind of boy who thought I was pretty."

-Everything is Illuminated, Jonathan Safran Foer