Week 3

“Free of sweat and scars and imperfections, sensual without being fertile, tempting yet impregnable, they were platonic ideals of the female form, divorced from time and the dither of living, excused from the perplexities of mind. No actual woman could rival their insipid perfection.” 

Week 2

"He caught her strongly, in a hard, warm, clasp, and she heard his laugh triumphant and hateful as he bent his head to take the kiss she was raising her head to offer. He must have seen, in that last moment before their lips met, the savage glare of victory in her eyes, and been startled. But he did not hesitate. His mouth was heavy upon hers."