Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes about Sleep

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When you stood between somebody you loved and death, it was hard to be awake and it was hard to sleep.

When you stood between somebody you loved and death, it was hard to be awake and it was hard to sleep.

Jeffrey Eugenides

Sleep, Awake, Hard

that since Cecilia’s suicide, the Lisbon’s could hardly wait for the night to forget themselves in sleep

Jeffrey Eugenides

Suicide, Sleep, Night

Jeffrey Eugenides (1993). “The Virgin Suicides: A Novel”, p.55, Macmillan

The window gave onto a view of dove-gray roofs and balconies, each one containing the same cracked flowerpot and sleeping feline. It was as if the entire city of Paris had agreed to abide by a single understated taste. Each neighbor was doing his or her own to keep up standards, which was difficult because the French ideal wasn't clearly delineated like the neatness and greenness of American lawns, but more of a picturesque disrepair. It took courage to let things fall apart so beautifully.

Jeffrey Eugenides

Fall, Sleep, Views

Jeffrey Eugenides (2011). “The Marriage Plot: A Novel”, p.136, Macmillan

Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes about Sleep

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