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Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes

If love were endless, if it were on tap, it wouldn’t hit us the way it does. And we certainly wouldn’t write about it Picture Quote #1

I remember liking to write stories pretty early on. In fourth or fifth grade, they would give us the beginning of a story, and we were supposed to finish it. I remember liking that. But I didn’t think about deciding to become a writer until high school at about the age of 16 Picture Quote #1

It wasn’t conscious, but I guess that one book is the reaction to the other. The first is so imprisoned in a male point-of-view, and the second is a point-of-view that can go anywhere it wants Picture Quote #1

Given the choice, a yeast cell’s ideal state is to be diploid. But if it’s in an environment with a lack of nutrients, you know what happens?The diploids break into haploids again. Solitary little haploids. Because, in a crisis, it’s easier to survive as a single cell Picture Quote #1

You can tell when something’s not moving forward anymore. When the doubts you have about it don’t go away Picture Quote #1

Detroit’s a great music town. If your interaction with it was mainly musical, I’m sure you have a good opinion of the place Picture Quote #1

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I’m constantly having doubts and moments of depression and then excitement and then back into the slough of despond Picture Quote #1

You begin always knowing nothing. You remain forever an amateur, a first timer Picture Quote #1

A changeableness, too, as if beneath my visible face there was another, having second thoughts Picture Quote #1

Girls forbidden to dance would only attract husbands with bad complexions and sunken chests Picture Quote #1

And she had succeeded, on the second try, in hurling herself out of the world Picture Quote #1

You don’t understand me. I’m a teenager. I’ve got problems! Picture Quote #1

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To be inclusive you must accommodate different levels of sophistication Picture Quote #1

She thought a writer should work harder writing a book than she did reading it Picture Quote #1

A girl’s not a watermelon you plug a hole in to see if it’s sweet Picture Quote #1

He had the feeling that there was something physically behind his eyes, blocking the light Picture Quote #1

During a warm winter rain... the basins of her collarbones collected water Picture Quote #1

I think it is important to remind people of the extent of our free will Picture Quote #1

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A few years ago in Chicago, I rented an office, and I went there every day. For the most part I do work at home in an ugly room Picture Quote #1

Some Pulitzer winners - novelists - have confided to me that getting the prize screwed them up. It messed with their heads. That hasn't been my experience Picture Quote #1

I’ve never had the right words to describe my life, and now that I’ve entered my story, I need them more than ever Picture Quote #1

If you grew up in a house where you weren’t loved, you didn’t know there was an alternative Picture Quote #1

Household objects lost meaning. A bedside clock became a hunk of molded plastic, telling something called time, in a world marking it’s passage for some reason Picture Quote #1

Basically you come up with the fictional idea and you start writing that story, but then in order to write it and to make it seem real, you sometimes put your own memories in. Even if it’s a character that’s very different from you Picture Quote #1

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I have a lot of novels that I haven’t finished. I usually get 150 pages in and I realize it’s not going anywhere. I don’t publish everything I write. I must have six unfinished novels at least Picture Quote #1

I want an ending that’s satisfying. I’m more of a classical writer than a modernist one in that I want the ending to be coherent and feel like an ending. I don’t like when it just seems to putter out. I mean, life is chaotic enough Picture Quote #1

I’m hopefully making the reader feel a lot about the characters and then about their own life Picture Quote #1

One of the reasons that art is important to me is sometimes it actually feels more coherent than life. It orders the chaos Picture Quote #1

That’s the way I will write characters, put a fair amount of myself in them, and then everyone else who was like that person, I will pick and choose Picture Quote #1

You can tell when something’s not moving forward anymore. When the doubts you have about it don’t go away Picture Quote #1

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If love were endless, if it were on tap, it wouldn’t hit us the way it does. And we certainly wouldn’t write about it. (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) I remember liking to write stories pretty early on. In fourth or fifth grade, they would give us the beginning of a story, and we were supposed to finish it. I remember liking that. But I didn’t think about deciding to become a writer until high school at about the age of 16. (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) It wasn’t conscious, but I guess that one book is the reaction to the other. The first is so imprisoned in a male point-of-view, and the second is a point-of-view that can go anywhere it wants. (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) Given the choice, a yeast cell’s ideal state is to be diploid. But if it’s in an environment with a lack of nutrients, you know what happens?The diploids break into haploids again. Solitary little haploids. Because, in a crisis, it’s easier to survive as a single cell. (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) You can tell when something’s not moving forward anymore. When the doubts you have about it don’t go away. (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) Detroit’s a great music town. If your interaction with it was mainly musical, I’m sure you have a good opinion of the place. (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) I’m constantly having doubts and moments of depression and then excitement and then back into the slough of despond. (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) You begin always knowing nothing. You remain forever an amateur, a first timer (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) A changeableness, too, as if beneath my visible face there was another, having second thoughts (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) Girls forbidden to dance would only attract husbands with bad complexions and sunken chests (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) And she had succeeded, on the second try, in hurling herself out of the world (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) You don’t understand me. I’m a teenager. I’ve got problems! (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) To be inclusive you must accommodate different levels of sophistication (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) She thought a writer should work harder writing a book than she did reading it (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) A girl’s not a watermelon you plug a hole in to see if it’s sweet (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) He had the feeling that there was something physically behind his eyes, blocking the light (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) During a warm winter rain... the basins of her collarbones collected water (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) I think it is important to remind people of the extent of our free will (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) A few years ago in Chicago, I rented an office, and I went there every day. For the most part I do work at home in an ugly room (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) Some Pulitzer winners - novelists - have confided to me that getting the prize screwed them up. It messed with their heads. That hasn't been my experience (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) I’ve never had the right words to describe my life, and now that I’ve entered my story, I need them more than ever (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) If you grew up in a house where you weren’t loved, you didn’t know there was an alternative (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) Household objects lost meaning. A bedside clock became a hunk of molded plastic, telling something called time, in a world marking it’s passage for some reason (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) Basically you come up with the fictional idea and you start writing that story, but then in order to write it and to make it seem real, you sometimes put your own memories in. Even if it’s a character that’s very different from you (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) I have a lot of novels that I haven’t finished. I usually get 150 pages in and I realize it’s not going anywhere. I don’t publish everything I write. I must have six unfinished novels at least (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) I want an ending that’s satisfying. I’m more of a classical writer than a modernist one in that I want the ending to be coherent and feel like an ending. I don’t like when it just seems to putter out. I mean, life is chaotic enough (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) I’m hopefully making the reader feel a lot about the characters and then about their own life (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) One of the reasons that art is important to me is sometimes it actually feels more coherent than life. It orders the chaos (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) That’s the way I will write characters, put a fair amount of myself in them, and then everyone else who was like that person, I will pick and choose (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes) You can tell when something’s not moving forward anymore. When the doubts you have about it don’t go away (Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes)

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