Eugenides Quote by Jeffrey Eugenides Download Open image ““And he rose, brontosaurus-like, to his place among the treetops.”” — Jeffrey Eugenides ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Eugenides Jeffrey-eugenides Marriage-plot
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“Only the Lisbon house remained dark, a tunnel, an emptiness, past our smoke and flames.” — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
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It's often said that a traumatic experience early in life marks a person forever, pulls her out of line, saying, "Stay there. Don't move. — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
“The window was still open,” Mr Lisbon said. “I don’t think we’d ever remembered to shut it. It was all clear to me. I… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
I was aware that you weren't supposed to write about suburbia, that it was undignified in some way, the subject matter not momentous enough.… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
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“I don't approve of women driving, mind you. And now they get to vote!" He grumbled to himself. "Remember that play we saw ("The… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
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… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
I spend most of every day writing. I like to write every day if I can. I don't start extremely early. — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
Maybe the best proof that the language is patriarchal is that it oversimplifies feeling. — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
“Lilies, I rule, heads, you do," he [the King] said, and threw the coin into the air. "Lilies, you rule, heads, you throw again,"… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
“Pay no attention to the terrors that visit you in the night. The psyche is at its lowest ebb then, unable to defend itself.… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
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“We could make a treaty without a marriage." "No," he said. "You are sure?" "Yes," he said.” — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
