Family Quote by Curtis Sittenfeld, Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice

“Most of all, she went out of her way to provide them with the kinds of experiences that would expand their understanding of what…

— Margot Lee Shetterly

“She'd been alone all her life; now she was surrounded by a loving, caring family. If only they could be hers to keep.”

— Susan Sleeman

“...She looked at the people around her and felt not just that she was surrounded by strangers, but that she herself was strange, somehow,…

— Daphne Kalotay

“It was the comfort of knowing that she was not quite so strange, that there were other people who found delight in private challenges…

— Daphne Kalotay

“She didn’t want to try to explain that she was always disoriented, that she never, ever felt truly comfortable, even in her own home.…

— Ameera Al Hakawati

“... human beings interested her so much that it must always be an advantage to meet another one.”

— Penelope Fitzgerald

“She needed intimacy and a sense of partaking in, not just observing, real life.”

— Eiji Yoshikawa

“They were all so jovial and relaxed with one another, fraternal even. Maybe I was envious of that. They had lives—that was evident.”

— Ottessa Moshfegh

“Loneliness struck again, its force doubled by how much she wished it was her family there instead. Then oddly enough, she met the boy's…

— Marcha A. Fox

“Yes, she had held her family together, but at what cost to herself.”

— Lisa See

“She smiled at and spoke to each person. It was as though she couldn't come into contact with anyone or anything without imparting some…

— M. Leighton

“They were absolutely lovely, and in their presence, so was she.”

— Ann Brashares