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Jeffrey Eugenides: "Jendela itu memberi pemandangan atap dan balkon ab...

"Jendela itu memberi pemandangan atap dan balkon abu-abu merpati, masing-masing berisi pot bunga yang retak dan kucing tidur. Seolah-olah seluruh kota Paris telah sepakat untuk mematuhi satu rasa saja. Setiap tetangga melakukan sendiri untuk menjaga standar, yang sulit karena cita-cita Prancis tidak jelas digambarkan seperti kerapian dan kehijauan rumput Amerika, tetapi lebih dari kerusakan yang indah. Butuh keberanian untuk membiarkan segalanya berantakan begitu indah."

--- Jeffrey Eugenides

Versi Bahasa Inggris

The window gave onto a view of dove-gray roofs and balconies, each one containing the same cracked flowerpot and sleeping feline. It was as if the entire city of Paris had agreed to abide by a single understated taste. Each neighbor was doing his or her own to keep up standards, which was difficult because the French ideal wasn't clearly delineated like the neatness and greenness of American lawns, but more of a picturesque disrepair. It took courage to let things fall apart so beautifully.