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Books Quotes by Jeffrey Eugenides
- I had a briefcase at one point, but it was a kind of 1980s New Wave briefcase. It was made of some kind of cardboard…
- I know that attaching memories to books may be going out of the world, but while it lasts, it's a strong record of your life.
- Bubble gum angels swooped from top margins or scraped their wings between teeming paragraphs, maidens with golden hair dripped sea blue tears into the books…
- My family suffered. My hair turned up in every corner, every drawer, every meal. Even in the rice puddings Tessie made, covering each little bowl…
- But maybe the Charm Bracelets understood more about life than I did. From an early age they knew what little value the world placed in…
- To start with, look at all the books.
- There are some books that reached through the noise of life to grab you by the collar and speak only of the truest things.
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