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it was almost worth it

By the time he got out, three weeks later, the power dynamics had completely reversed. Now he was the needy one. True, he had Madeleine back, which was a wonderful thing. But Leonard’s happiness was compromised by the constant fear of losing her again. His unsightliness threw Madeleine’s beauty i…

—p.249 The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
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fey

He gestured toward the eight-track player. “This stuff is fey.”

—p.237 by Jeffrey Eugenides
notable
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desultory

He was a desultory student.

—p.237 by Jeffrey Eugenides
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a connoisseur of despair

But this was the thought of a depressive. An aspiring depressive, at the time. That was the odd thing about Leonard’s disease, the almost pleasurable way it began. At first his dark moods were closer to melancholy than to despair. There was something enjoyable about wandering around the city alon…

—p.236 by Jeffrey Eugenides
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or he was addicted to feeling forlorn

They refilled their wineglasses. Larry was in a good mood. The speed with which he’d gotten over Claire was stunning. Maybe he hadn’t really liked Claire all that much. Maybe he disliked Claire as much as Mitchell did. The fact that Larry could get over Claire in a matter of weeks, whereas Mitchell…

—p.207 by Jeffrey Eugenides