"Can you see me? All of me? Probably not. No one ever really has."

--

Source : Jeffrey Eugenides (2003). “Middlesex”, p.218, A&C Black

Jeffrey Eugenides

“Oh, escape is easy once you have the right plan.' 'Do we have the right plan?' 'Not yet.' 'Do we have any plan?' 'Not yet.”
“If the level and amount of consumption and waste of the western rich countries ever reaches the poor countries, it will mean the end of humanity. The big world corporations are busy doing it...The production, selling, consumption, accumulation, wastes' and advertisement explosions in the western rich countries and the continued population explosion in the poor countries will turn into major catastrophes.”
“Do more than you're supposed to do and you can have or be or do anything you want.”
“The technology used to detect if vehicles are carrying radioactive material is so sensitive it can tell if a person recently received radiation as part of a medical procedure.”
“By not knowing, not hoping to know and not acting like we know what's happening, we begin to access our inner strength.”
“That's a lovely piece," Kat said, pointing at a Louise XV armoire near the fireplace. The man raised his eyebrows. "Did you come to steal it?" "Darn it," Kat said with a snap of her fingers."I knew I should have brought my big purse.”
“Treat your mind like your money, don't waste it.”
“I'm on the record as saying things like I think it's important for people to understand their Bible stories, not because I'm an advocate of religion - clearly, I'm not - but once again, what comes from the Bible has formed such an important part of our culture.”

Source : Interview on Australian Agenda, pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au. March 20, 2011.

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