What did Jeffrey Eugenides mean by: It was possible to feel superior to other people and feel like a misfit at the same time. Jeffrey Eugenides Author Copy
+ We’re all made up of many parts, other halves. Not just me. Author, September 14, 2023January 2, 2025, Jeffrey Eugenides, Connection, Identity, Unity, 0 Jeffrey Eugenides Author
+ Biology gives you a brain. Life turns it into a mind. Author, April 30, 2023December 25, 2024, Jeffrey Eugenides, Biology, Life, Mind, 0 Jeffrey Eugenides Author
+ The world, a tired performer, offers us another half-assed season. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jeffrey Eugenides, Disappointment, Disillusionment, Mediocrity, 0 Jeffrey Eugenides Author
+ You never get over it, but you get to where it doesn’t bother you so much. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jeffrey Eugenides, Grief, Healing, Resilience, 0 Jeffrey Eugenides Author
+ It was like autumn, looking at her. it was like driving up north to see the colors. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jeffrey Eugenides, Beauty, Change, Comparison, 0 Jeffrey Eugenides Author
+ girls forbidden to dance would only attract husbands with bad complexions and sunken chests. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jeffrey Eugenides, Beauty, Gender, Marriage, 0 Jeffrey Eugenides Author
+ Grief is natural,’ she said. ‘Overcoming it is a matter of choice. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jeffrey Eugenides, Choice, Grief, Nature, 0 Jeffrey Eugenides Author
+ Regret, already sogging me down, burst its dam. It seeped into my legs, it pooled in my heart. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jeffrey Eugenides, Emotion, Reflection, Regret, 0 Jeffrey Eugenides Author
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