How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
All humankind has existed in miniature since Creation, in either the semen of Adam or the ovary of Eve, each person tucked inside the next like a Russian nesting doll. (2.7.7)
We want to say something clever about this, but we can't get cleverer than Eugenides here. (We just used the word "cleverer" so we're scraping the bottom of the barrel.) All we have to add is, we are family.
Quote #5
"Now we have to move in with Milton." (2.7.55)
This family sticks together, even when they're to blame for each other's problems. Milton kicks Lefty out of the house, Lefty starts gambling and loses all his money, Desdemona and Lefty have to move in with Milton—these family problems go full circle.
Quote #6
"You're a lot smarter than most of my sister's friends."
"You're a lot smarter than most of my friends' brothers." (3.8.221-3.8.222)
Calliope and Jerome's banter is playful bordering on flirty. We're pretty sure Calliope wishes she were flirting with the Object instead, but her brother will have to do. The family resemblance is uncanny. It's not quite John and Joan Cusack, but it's close.