How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
So for the same desires to meet was a freak occurrence. And to feel them so specific, settled on one person, maybe was an unallowable presumption, too pure, too special, and a misunderstanding of the real condition of things. (8.122)
Augie is basically saying that it's quite incredible that two people fall in love with each other. It's real, but unreal. It happens all the time, and yet you'd think it be the kind of occurrence that happens rarely, like getting struck by lightning.
Quote #5
"I wouldn't marry a man who doesn't know what love is. You don't want a wife, you want a looking glass." (11.27)
Burn! Like Anne Coulter or Nancy Grace, you can always count on Mimi Villars to speak her mind. Augie learns a lot about her listening to her arguments on the phone with Frazer. He's her boyfriend for a time, but he's not around when Mimi needs help most.
Quote #6
The issue most alive was whether he would have married her without money. It was much too troubling not to be spoken of, so it was spoken of in a kind of fun and terrible persiflage. (11.53)
How did you react to Simon's reason for marrying Charlotte? Do you think he loves her? He's not very nice to her, and he later has an affair, in his mind leaving her to act however she desires.