College wasn't like the real world. In the real world people dropped names based on their renown. In college, people dropped names based on their obscurity.
Jeffrey EugenidesSo do boys and men announce their intentions. They cover you like a sarcophagus lid. And call it love.
Jeffrey EugenidesThe Statue of Liberty's gender changed nothing. It was the same here as anywhere: men and their wars.
Jeffrey EugenidesIt was something every child knew how to do, maintain a direct and full connection with the world. Somehow you forgot about it as you grew up, and had to learn it again.
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