What he needed was to find fifty more people like him, who had stopped being themselves without realizing it.
Jennifer EganTime’s a goon, right? You gonna let that goon push you around?” Scotty shook his head. “The goon won.
Jennifer EganThat adage about 'Write what you know' is basically the opposite of the way I function. I write about what I'm curious to find out.
Jennifer EganKathy was a Republican, one of those people who used the unforgivable phrase "meant to be"--usually when describing her own good fortune or the disasters that had befallen other people.
Jennifer Egan