I regret that it takes a life to learn how to live, Oskar. Because if I were...

I regret that it takes a life to learn how to live, Oskar. Because if I were able to live my life again, I would do things differently. I would change my life.
Foer, Jonathan Safran {2006-04-04}. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel {Kindle Locations 1939-1940}. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Kindle Edition.