Character is plot, plot is character.

“When I see a beautiful shell like that I can't help feeling a regret about what…”

“I'll never be a poet,' said Amory as he finished. 'I'm not enough of a sensuali…”

“Amory thought how it was only the past that seemed strange and unbelievable.”

“This is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding-- it's …”