Louise had tiny, white teeth, indigo eyes, and hair so black and so glossy that under the neon light it shone blue. It was cut in a pageboy, equal length all around, and topped with a fringe of blunt bangs. Stella thought the girl had an uncanny resemblance to an antique porcelain china doll she had once owned but cracked in a fit of rage. ... Stella knew competition when she saw it. She swallowed hard.
— Stella and the Golden Thread