He shook their hands and wondered, taking Stella Hawthorne’s hand, as he always did seeing her, how a woman that old managed to be as good-looking as anyone you saw in the movies. “Nice
They just won’t let it go. No mention of Stella goes by without adding that she is the most beautiful creature, especially for her age. I’m betting that she’s a vampire, even though there’s nothing but this constant repetition of her beauty, like she’s Helen of Troy and the first thing anyone should say about her is “Fuck, she’s beautiful”
