“He was so handsome,but he didn't look well.He reminded her of a cigarette.”

“The kid was so handsome, he almost looked unreal.”

“Her forehead, so high and oval, reminded him of how Shakespeare was supposed to look. He was not certain how to put this to her.”

“The strong man lit a cigarette. It looked too frail for his hand. They looked like King Kong and Fay Wray, that hand, that cigarette. There was a movie going on right under his nose and he didn't even know. The guy had about one brain cell and he was doing time in it.”

“Maybe I'm just unable to resist how handsome he is," she said. Sam went rigid."He's twelve years older than you.""So?" He didn't think he was serious, did he?”

“Silvia was tough, smart, and could survive on herown - she didn't need a handsome prince to ride up and rescue her. But that didn't mean such a man might not want to protect her from everything he could, anyway.”