Sourmelina's secret (as Aunt Zo put it): 'Lina was one of those women they named the island after.
Jeffrey EugenidesIt's often said that a traumatic experience early in life marks a person forever, pulls her out of line, saying, "Stay there. Don't move.
Jeffrey EugenidesThe perishable nature of love is what gives love its profound importance in our lives. If it were endless, if it were on tap, love wouldn't hit us the way it does.
Jeffrey Eugenides