Quote by Jeffrey Eugenides Download Open image ““There's a scabbard for every dagger,' the madam says in Turkish as the whores laugh.”” — Jeffrey Eugenides ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“She slid the dagger into the hidden sheath at her belt before lifting her hand, twirling her fingers around in a circle. With a… — Bella Forrest Copy Share Image
“He reaches for the sword. I step back, not wanting to hand it over. 'What are you going to do, fight me for her?'… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“Nothing made you look like more of a dick than standing there trying to find the end of your scabbard with the tip of… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“And then she said to herself, brandishing her sword at life, nonsense.” — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“A knight's a sword with a horse. The rest, the vows and the sacred oils and the lady's favors, they're silk ribbons tied round… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“A single gleaming sword sat in the middle on a raised portion of the red velvet. Magda noticed an ornate gold and silver scabbard… — Terry Goodkind Copy Share Image
“They offer a wrist-grasp of peace, but that is only to hold you close, by the sword-arm,' he told us, sucking ale off the… — Robert Low Copy Share Image
“I'm just saying it definitely makes your job easier. Easier to know where your sheath it when your dagger's in it." ~Sarka Rowan” — Carolyn Spear Copy Share Image
“As for me, said the little marquise, I am too used to being a girl, and I want to remain one all my life.… — François-Timoleon De Choisy 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
