I want an ending thatโs satisfying. Iโm more of a classical writer than a modernist one in that I want the ending to be coherent and feel like an ending. I donโt like when it just seems to putter out. I mean, life is chaotic enough.
Jeffrey EugenidesWe listened to them, but it was clear they'd received too much therapy to know the truth.
Jeffrey EugenidesNow all the mute objects of my life seem to tell my story, to stretch back in time, if I look closely enough.
Jeffrey EugenidesCollege 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.
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