Depression Quote by Jeffrey Eugenides

“Only the Lisbon house remained dark, a tunnel, an emptiness, past our smoke and flames.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“She had just started living like a grown-up and she'd never felt more vulnerable, frightened or confused in her life.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides

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

“Adolescents tend to seek love where they can find it.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“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

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

“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

“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

“Her face was calm, but inside she was tense.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides

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

I spend most of every day writing. I like to write every day if I can. I don't start extremely early.

— Jeffrey Eugenides

Maybe the best proof that the language is patriarchal is that it oversimplifies feeling.

— Jeffrey Eugenides