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“Whereas I, even now, persist in believing that these black marks on white paper bear the greatest significance, that if I keep writing I might be able to catch the rainbow of consciousness in a jar.”
― Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex

62 likes

“So do boys and men announce their intentions. They cover you like a sarcophagus lid. And call it love.”
― Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex

86 likes

“Children learn to speak Male or Female the way they learn to speak English or French.”
― Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex

tags: children, english, female, french, learning, male

16 likes

“German wasn’t good for conversation because you had to wait to the end of the sentence for the verb, and so couldn’t interrupt.”
― Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex

20 likes