How we cite our quotes:
Quote #1
All the upperclassmen wore heavy black Ray-Ban frames. All the professors, too. If Cath got a pair of black Ray-Bans, she could probably order a gin and tonic around here without getting carded. (2.110)
Because who needs a fake ID when you can pop the lenses out of a pair of sunglasses and replace them with your prescription? (Or fake lenses, if you're just in it for the hipster look, but we're pretending people don't do that. We want to keep liking humanity.)
Quote #2
He looked like someone with a steerage ticket on the Titanic. Somebody who'd be standing in line at Ellis Island. Undiluted and old-blooded. Also, cute. (4.43)
Ellis Island is where passenger ships from other countries used to enter New York, and thus the United States. "Undiluted and old-blooded" refers to immigrants who have yet to jump into the DNA melting pot. In other words, Levi's straight out of the late 19th century. Foxy.