How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"I can't say sweet things. But you are beautiful." (2.1.267)
Amory doesn't want to say a bunch of lame come-on lines. All he knows is that Rosalind is beautiful and he doesn't mind saying so to her face.
Quote #8
"Beauty and love pass, I know… Oh. there's sadness, too. I suppose all great happiness is a little sad. Beauty means the scent of roses and then the death of roses." (2.1.327)
Rosalind is pretty deep for someone who's always been showered with praise for her looks. She knows full well that her beauty won't last forever. And neither will her love for Amory…
Quote #9
Oh, she was magnificent—pale skin, the color of marble in starlight, slender brows, and eyes that glittered green as emeralds in the blinding glare. (2.3.31)
Eleanor Savage is a beautiful young woman whose main purpose in this novel is to help Amory forget about his heartbreak with Rosalind—at least for a few months. It's sad that Amory can't get over Rosalind because Eleanor seems like a great girl for him. But alas, it isn't meant to be.