How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Eddie stared at the mirror in amazement. "Oh, I've seen that before," he said rather unconvincingly as the envy began to coarse through his veins. He felt the sudden urge to shove his friend's bloated face into the pristine mirrored wall. (1.10.5)
Unsurprisingly, Eddie's obsession with materialism leads him to be painfully envious of anyone who has something he doesn't. Dear reader, have you found any redeeming qualities in Eddie Cheng?
Quote #2
[Astrid] had entertained the fantasy that her husband was at some one-star hotel engaged in a torrid affair with the Hong Kong sexting tramp. Even while she was on conversational autopilot with her family, she envisioned herself bursting in on Michael and the tramp in their sordid little room and flinging every available object at them. The lamp. The water pitcher. The cheap plastic coffeemaker. (2.5.42)
Astrid's jealousy goes Hollywood in this fantasy. What strikes us, though, is Astrid really doesn't give in to the anger.
Quote #3
"I've known Jacqueline for years. I even made a trip to Hong Kong with her a long time ago, where she couldn't stop making a spectacle of herself, and all these idiotic men kept following us everywhere, proclaiming their love for her. It was a nightmare." (2.7.54)
Eleanor's comment is dripping with jealousy. Not only is Jacqueline a wicked hottie, but she was also who Philip Young was supposed to marry, according to Su Yi.