He was preposterously fair-skinned, weak in the chin, cherubically curly up top, and had worn the same round wire frames forever.

NEWYORKER: Good Neighbors

Anne Marie was pretty, extraor-dinarily good looking, really, and tall, with long, long legs that looked about ready to run away from her torso, and lovely, curly black hair always fastened and arranged and piled high on the top of her head, and a smart smile that was so beautiful you didn't mind the way it made you feel so stupid.

NPR: Chapter 1