"Lily Briscoe knew all that. Sitting opposite him, could she not see, as in an X-ray photograph, the ribs and thigh bones of the young man's desire to impress himself, lying dark in the mist of his flesh --that thin mist which convention had laid over his burning desire to break into the conversation?" (90-91) These lines, and the whole section around them, truly show Lily as a strong, intelligent woman. They show how well she's able to read a crowd, to understand someone's emotional undercurrent. I chose the lines because they remind me of the strong woman I've had and have in my life over the years. My mother and grandmother, aunts and cousins who seem to know exactly what's happening to you and around you before you do. I also chose it because I think so many people can feel the way Tansley feels in the situation. He's intelligent, but out of his element. He seems to be a truly kind person, yet he's afraid to show his true colors among these people that stand a rung higher on the social ladder. Lily seems to struggle with the notion that Mr. Tansley may actually be a decent person under his negative comments regarding the Ramsey's, but she senses something is in there beyond 'women can't read, women can't write.' I suppose I chose what I chose as a strange homage to the strong females in my family. The one's who can see through your bullshit before you know you're lying. The ones who maybe accept a small amount of bullshit just because they love you. The ones who don't take any and still love you and help you better yourself. Those people are important. Happy Thanksgiving.