How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"I'm going to be a star some day," she announced as though daring him to contradict her [...] "If I'm not, I'll commit suicide." (11.154)
Yeeesh, talk about commitment. Although we seriously doubt that Faye would commit suicide, the fact that she would drop this nugget so causally into conversation shows the extent of her desire for success. Man, this book makes us feel like we're taking crazy pills.
Quote #5
One evening, they talked about what she did [...] when she wasn't working as an extra. She told him that she often spent the whole day making up stories. (13.70)
This is an important scene because it says a lot about Faye's weird sense of ambition. She doesn't have dreams. She doesn't have passions. She doesn't even have talent, if we're being real. What she is good at, however, is thinking of plans for the future, even if those plans have no shot at ever becoming reality.
Quote #6
He agreed and she described her plan. It was very vague until she came to what she considered would be its results, then she went into concrete details. (13.16)
Faye tends to work backwards, starting with her desired outcome and then kind of sort of figuring out how to get there. As it happens, this isn't always the best way to get things done. If nothing else, however, this conversation should show Tod once and for all that he's barking up the wrong tree.