How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"In Argentina they'd call you macho—masculine." (1.97)
Ramona sees right through all of Herzog's attempts to act modest. She knows that, deep down, he feels an intense pride that's connected to his sense of his own manliness. That's why he thinks of sex more as an accomplishment than something physically enjoyable.
Quote #2
She was thirty-seven or thirty-eight years of age […] and this meant she was looking for a husband. (1.108)
Herzog thinks he has women completely figured out, which is why he keeps his distance from Ramona. He's certain that any woman Ramona's age would be desperate to get married, even though Ramona never says or does anything to confirm this suspicion.
Quote #3
He could image that—Ramona laughing, talking, her shoulders bare in one of her peasant blouses (they were marvelous, feminine shoulders, he had to admit that), her hair in black curls, her face, her mouth painted. (1.140)
Herzog tends to imagine Ramona more than he listens to what she says. In other words, he thinks of Ramona as an attractive woman, which means he spends way more time projecting his personal thoughts onto her than he does letting her speak for herself.