Jeffrey Eugenides cytaty

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“It was amazing how it worked: the tiniest bit of truth made credible the greatest lies.”

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Jeffrey Eugenides książka Middlesex

Źródło: Middlesex

“She thought a writer should work harder writing a book than she did reading it.”

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Jeffrey Eugenides książka The Marriage Plot

Źródło: The Marriage Plot

“She had given birth to me and nursed me and brought me up. She had known me before I knew myself and now she had no say in the matter. Life started out one thing and then suddenly turned a corner and became something else.”

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Jeffrey Eugenides książka Middlesex

Źródło: Middlesex

“that since Cecilia’s suicide, the Lisbons could hardly wait for night to forget themselves in sleep.”

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Jeffrey Eugenides książka The Virgin Suicides

Źródło: The Virgin Suicides

“Yes, you need a passport to prove to the world that you exist. The people at passport control, they cannot look at you and see you are a person. No! They have to look at a little photograph of you. Then they believe you exist.”

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Jeffrey Eugenides książka The Marriage Plot

Źródło: The Marriage Plot

“They thought depression was like bieng 'depressed'. They thought it was like being in a bad mood, only worse. Therefore, they tried to get him to snap out of it.”

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Jeffrey Eugenides książka The Marriage Plot

Źródło: The Marriage Plot