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The Marriage Plot

A National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistNamed a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review • NPR • The New Republic • Salon • The Seattle Times • Houston Chronicle • The Miami Herald • Publisher's

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Jeffrey Eugenides (3)

“Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind. You just got to be careful not to touch it where it hurts. It's always there, though.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides, amazon.com

Tagged: Macros, Pink, Illustration, Bruise, Depression

“It was possible to feel superior to other people and feel like a misfit at the same time.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides, amazon.com

Tagged: humanity, Paradox, misfit, Self-awareness

“She may have looked normal on the outside, but once you'd seen her handwriting you knew she was deliciously complicated inside.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Complexity, Womanhood, Relationships, Art

“Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind. You just got to be careful not to touch it where it hurts. It's always there, though.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides, amazon.com

Tagged: Depression, Sadness, Loneliness, coping