All wisdom ends in paradox. Author: Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Quote More from Jeffrey Eugenides “girls forbidden to dance would only attract husbands with bad complexions and s…” “that since Cecilia’s suicide, the Lisbons could hardly wait for night to forget…” “Then one Sunday morning, before winter break, Abby's boyfriend, Whitney, materi…” “She could become a spinster, like Emily Dickinson, writing poems full of dashes…”