"Depression is like a bruise that never goes……" — Jeffrey Eugenides
"Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind. You just got to be careful not to touch it where it hurts. It's always there, though."
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213 Quotes by Jeffrey Eugenides
Jeffrey Eugenides has 213 quotes on this site.
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I think it is important to remind people of the extent of our free will.
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I was unemployable when I got out of college.
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I think, especially when you're in college, each book that you're reading tends to tell you who you are.
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No matter how long your've been at it, you always start from scratch.
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They made us participate in their own madness, because we couldn't help but retrace their steps, rethink their thoughts, and…
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My goal in life is to become an adjective,
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My change from girl to boy was far less dramatic than the distance anybody travels from infancy to adulthood.
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I tell my students that when you write, you should pretend you’re writing the best letter you ever wrote to…
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If you think of even Tolstoy or a book like 'Anna Karenina,' you go from character to character, and each…
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Emotions, in my experience aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in "sadness," "joy," or "regret." I'd like to…
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In the midst of my skeptical, cynical, often pessimistic nature exists a slender capacity to believe, if only temporarily, in…
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The worst thing about religion was religious people.
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Terence O'Ryan heard him and straightway brought him a crystal cup full of the foaming ebon ale which the noble…
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I hated to bat against Drysdale. After he hit you he'd come around, look at the bruise on your arm…
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Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.
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A flower, if you bruise it under your feet, rewards you by giving you its perfume.
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I'm the most uncoordinated clumsy, klutzy person. I always had a bruise, I always tripped and fell.
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The apple is perfect because of the bruise that runs through it.
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I must fling myself down and writhe; I must strive with every piece of force I possess; I bruise and…
— Harry Houdini
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A pregnant woman is like a beautiful flowering tree, but take care when it comes time for the harvest that…
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Once again, God to all glory, because I didnt feel one thing. I didnt hurt it one time. I actually…
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Writing well involves walking the path of most resistance. Sitting still, being patient, allowing the lunatic dream to take shape…
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If hearts really did break, every time we fell from love, I’d be able to offer you confetti by now.…
— Buddy Wakefield
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I lost my balance, making my body unstable and falling on top of my opponent. At that moment I hit…
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