How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I followed Mom to the door of the hotel. My old blue skirt swished flirtatiously against my legs as I copied the sway of her walk. We walked out together like two Lana Turners, leaving the men at the table watching us go. We could feel their gazes. We didn't even have to turn around to know it. (8.92)
If there's one thing that Evie can learn from her mom, it's how to work it. After all, if anyone's still got the moves, it's Bev—who is both movie star pretty and charming. Will Evie follow in her mother's footsteps?
Quote #5
"Your problem is that your mom's such a looker. You get all balled up. You can't even see what's in front of you in the mirror. So you've got to listen to an older brother type like me. You're pretty." (10.57)
Evie is convinced that she's ugly and plain, but Peter explains to her that it's not the case at all—it's just that her mom is so beautiful that Evie looks ugly by comparison. Is that some kind of backhanded compliment or what?
Quote #6
How did a woman do it, get you to think she was beautiful when she wasn't? She had a flat face and a wide mouth and small nut-brown eyes. It didn't add up to much if you saw her, say, with wet hair in the pool. But if you watched the way she moved through a room or bent over to pick up a drink, you couldn't stop watching. (11.42)
Mrs. Grayson's beauty is a kind of optical illusion. She doesn't have a naturally or conventionally beautiful face, but she carries herself like a gorgeous woman—and that makes all the difference.