Quotes by Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex

Explore a curated collection of 26 quotes by Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

in Detroit, in July of 1967, what happened was no less than a guerrilla uprising.The Second American Revolution. — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
If they were going to kill you, would they knock? — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
I understood at those times what I was leaving behind: the solidarity of a shared biology. Women know what it means to h — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
But as I peeked at my brother's inert body....I was aware only of what a strange thing it was to be male. Society discri — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
According to an ancient Chinese legend, one day in the year 240 B.C., Princess Si Ling-chi was sitting under a mulberry — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
A changeableness, too, as if beneath my visible face there was another, having second thoughts. — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex