I'm aware of cliches and I'm aware of experiments that have been done and I'm aware of a kind of deadness to a lot of realism both in the language and in the structure of a book. Jeffrey Eugenides awarebookcliche Change image and share on social
It was painful, but sometimes you must have these painful moments where you tear yourself away from something that isn't working. Jeffrey Eugenides momentpainfultear Change image and share on social
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 Eugenides attachbooklast Change image and share on social
One of the reasons that art is important to me is sometimes it actually feels more coherent than life. It orders the chaos. Jeffrey Eugenides artchaoscoherent Change image and share on social
I was unemployable when I got out of college. Jeffrey Eugenides collegeunemployable Change image and share on social
Some Pulitzer winners - novelists - have confided to me that getting the prize screwed them up. It messed with their heads. That hasn't been my experience. Jeffrey Eugenides confideexperiencehead Change image and share on social
I approach writing female characters the same why I approach writing male characters. I never think I'm writing about women, I think I'm writing about one woman, one person. And I try to imagine what she is like, and endow her with a lot of my own thoughts and history. Jeffrey Eugenides approachcharacterendow share on social
I always work in a room where there's no Internet to keep from being distracted so easily. Jeffrey Eugenides distracteasilyinternet Change image and share on social
I think the suicides in my first book came from the idea of growing up in Detroit. If you grow up in a city like that you feel everything is perishing, evanescent and going away very quickly. Jeffrey Eugenides bookcitydetroit Change image and share on social
I have a lot of novels that I haven't finished. I usually get 150 pages in and I realize it's not going anywhere. I don't publish everything I write. I must have six unfinished novels at least. Jeffrey Eugenides finishlotnovel Change image and share on social
