How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Raging at her, she was still beautiful. That was because her beauty was structural like a tree's, not a quality of her mind or heart. (17.25)
Ouch—Faye's going to need some ice for that burn. Basically, Tod is saying that her beauty is purely physical and not related in any way whatsoever to the person beneath her perfect skin. You might think that this would help him get over her, but you couldn't be more wrong.
Quote #8
He had found an argument. Disease would destroy her beauty. He shouted at her like a Y.M.C.A. lecturer in sex hygiene. (17.27)
Here, Tod uses Faye's beauty against her by planting the fear of ugliness in her head. Could you imagine anything more horrifying? Laugh all you want, but the proof is in the pudding—this technique works like a charm.
Quote #9
She was smiling, a subtle half-smile uncontaminated by thought. She looked just born, everything moist and fresh, volatile and perfumed. (19.117)
Faye's seeming innocence is what draws so many men to her. Though she tries to cover up this aspect of herself at times, acting instead like the grizzled leading ladies from her favorite Hollywood movies, she can never fully escape her youthful innocence. And why would she want to?