Love Quotes in The Lovely Bones Page 3
Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
| Quote #7 "No, I mean I love you, and I want to marry you, and I want to live in this house!" (17.75) |
Another intensely romantic moment, conceived expressly for brightening Susie's day up in heaven. Seeing that her sister is having a happy life helps her let go of Earth.
| Quote #8 He had been keeping, daily, weekly, yearly, an underground storage room of hate. Deep inside this, the four-year-old sat, his heart flashing. Heart to stone, heart to stone. (19.65) |
It's the moment of Buckley's mother's return – a moment where love and hate blend for intense emotional impact on the part of the readers and, of course, for Buckley himself.
| Quote #9 How could it be that you love someone so much and keep it a secret from yourself as you woke daily so far from home? (20.30) |
Abigail realizes she's been blocking off her love for Jack. It takes the literal breaking, or at least attacking of his heart to reveal her true feelings.
