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“Her tragedy hadn't made her more approachable, and in fact lent her the unknowable quality of a person who had suffered more than could be expressed.”

Suffering Tragedy Unknowable Inexpressible The Virgin Suicides Unapproachable Jeffrey Eugenides

Book:The Virgin Suicides

Source: The Virgin Suicides

“Cecilia had unleashed her blood in the bath, Amy Schraff said, because the ancient Romans had done that when life became unbearable.”

Blood The Virgin Suicides Jeffrey Eugenides

Book:The Virgin Suicides

Source: The Virgin Suicides

“They had killed themselves over the failure to find a love that none of us could ever be.”

Love Impossible Suicide Unattainable The Virgin Suicides Idealized Jeffrey Eugenides

Book:The Virgin Suicides

Source: The Virgin Suicides

“Постепенно умът му стана също толкова фрагментарен, колкото поемите на Сафо, които така и не успя да възстанови, и накрая една сутрин погледна лицето на жената, която беше обичал повече от всичко, и не я позна. В този миг преживя трети удар; кръвта нахлу в мозъка му за последен път, отмивайки и последните фрагменти от неговата личност.”

Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides

Book:Middlesex

Source: Middlesex