I know that attaching memories to books may be going out of the world, but while it lasts, it's a strong record of your life.
Jeffrey EugenidesPlanning is for the world's great cities, for Paris, London, and Rome, for cities dedicated, at some level, to culture. Detroit, on the other hand, was an American city and therefore dedicated to money, and so design had given way to expediency.
Jeffrey EugenidesHe knew a lot about his grandparents - and perhaps he feels he's been endowed with abilities to go into people's heads who are long dead - but, to a certain extent, he's making it up.
Jeffrey EugenidesI live my own life and nurse my own wounds. It's not the best way to live. But it's the way I am.
Jeffrey Eugenides