Poetry Quote by Jeffrey Eugenides — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“It was amazing how it worked: the tiniest bit of truth made credible the greatest lies.”

“Yes, you need a passport to prove to the world that you exist. The people at passport control, they cannot look at you and see you are a person. No! They have to look at a little photograph of you. Then they believe you exist.”

“Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue. If knowledge of mysteries come after emptiness of mind, that is illumination of heart.”

“You had this expression on your face, like you weren’t quite sure you were supposed to be on Earth.”

“A page, turning, is a wing lifted with no twin, and therefore no flight. And yet we are moved.”

“Some hae meat and canna eat,”

“Minutes, foolish mortal, are the base mineral”

“Be true to your word and your work and your friend.”