Life Quote by Jeffrey Eugenides

“What was interesting about being the needy one was how much in love you felt...He'd lost the ability to be an asshole. Now he…

— Anonymous

“But this was the thought of a depressive. An aspiring depressive, at the time. That was the odd thing about Leonard’s disease, the almost…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“It seemed especially cruel, then, three days later, in the hospital when the doctor came into the room to tell Leonard that he suffered…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“The experience of watching Leonard get better was like reading certain difficult books. It was plowing through late James, or the pages about agrarian…

— Jeffery Eugenides

“As much as he hated his lithium, here it was his friend. Leonard could feel the huge tide of sadness waiting to rush over…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“He had people to love, who, best of all, loved him, too. He didn’t feel it made sense to waste the energy on relationships…

— Scott Turow

“Love wasn’t a selfish thing. It was the kindest, most generous impulse a man could have.”

— Susan Wiggs

“I hated him, loved him, wanted him, and yet I wished him away. So many conflicting emotions of wants and needs. So much fear.…

— J.C. Reed

“...there seemed some necessity of taking all or nothing; it was as if for the remainder of his life he was condemned to carry…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“It was hard to trust in happiness, coming from another person, but . . . there was so much of it, around him.”

— Laura Florand

“He looked at the people walking about and envied them because they had friends; sometimes his envy turned to hatred because they were happy…

— William Somerset Maugham

“It seems love is the most important thing. Someone who doesn't love us and uses us to hurt others was never worth our devotion.”

— Jodi Meadows