Quote by Jeffrey Eugenides Download Open image ““and left no doubt that Cecilia had done violence to herself.”” — Jeffrey Eugenides ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“He, who thought it necessary to maintain himself in her good graces, strove to console her under her disappointment by committing a little violence… — Matthew Lewis Copy Share Image
“Do you think you were locked in a cupboard as a child?” Cecilia had asked him once (she wouldn’t have put it past his… — liane moriarty Copy Share Image
“...she had brought harm to him, in the believe that nothing mattered, that no moment had consequences beyond the moment itself. She had agreed… — Robert Goolrick Copy Share Image
“And I know without being told that she killed herself. And I totally understand why.” — Beth Revis Copy Share Image
“If she had troubles she must keep them to herself, and if life was difficult it would not make it easier to confess herself… — Henry James Copy Share Image
“Claire knew she was in control of her actions, she could choose to fight or complain. Her plan was for self-preservation until she was… — Aleatha Romig Copy Share Image
“I had beaten her until now, fairly or not, and I would not feel alone when I died. I would not die alone. It… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“Only the Lisbon house remained dark, a tunnel, an emptiness, past our smoke and flames.” — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
“She had just started living like a grown-up and she'd never felt more vulnerable, frightened or confused in her life.” — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
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
“Dr. Armonson stitched up her wrist wounds. Within five minutes of the transfusion he declared her out of danger. Chucking her under the chin,… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
“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
