There have been hermaphrodites around forever, Cal. Forever. Plato said that the original human being was a hermaphrodite. Did you know that? The original person was two halves, one male, one female. Then these got separated. That's why everybody's always searching for their other half. Except for us. We've got both halves already.
Jeffrey EugenidesI 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 EugenidesI think, especially when you're in college, each book that you're reading tends to tell you who you are.
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