# Quote — Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

> Entering Lulu's bedroom, Dolly felt like Dorothy waking up in Oz: everything was in color. A pink shade encircled the overhead lamp. Pink gauzy fabric hung from the ceiling. Pink winged princesses were stenciled onto the walls: Dolly had learned how to make the stencils in a jailhouse art class and had spent days decorating the room while Lulu was at school. Long strings of pink beads hung from the ceiling. When she was home, Lulu emerged from her room only to eat.

- Author: [Jennifer Egan](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jennifer-egan.md)
- Book: [A Visit from the Goon Squad](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jennifer-egan/a-visit-from-the-goon-squad.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jennifer_Egan#A_Visit_from_the_Goon_Squad_(2011)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/jennifer-egan/a-visit-from-the-goon-squad/entering-lulus-bedroom

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> I can't tell if [Alice’s] actually real, or if she's stopped caring if she's real or not. Or is not caring what makes a person real.

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