Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from Eleanor & Park.
Family Quotes
"I told him you were ready to be part of this family.""I'm already part of this family. I'm like a charter member." (2.20-21)
Isolation Quotes
That girl—all of them—hated Eleanor before they'd even laid eyes on her. Like they'd been hired to kill her in a past life. (2.9)
Love Quotes
His dad barreled into the kitchen and scooped his mom into his arms. They did this every night, too. Full-on make-out sessions, no matter who was around. (6.27)
Suffering Quotes
Tina pushed roughly past Eleanor and climbed onto the bus. She had everybody else in their gym class calling Eleanor Bozo, but Tina had already moved on to Raghead and Bloody Mary […] It made sen...
Courage Quotes
"I have to sit somewhere," the girl said to Tina in a firm, calm voice. (1.55)
Appearances Quotes
Not just new—but big and awkward. With crazy hair, bright red on top of curly. And she was dressed like… like she wanted people to look at her. Or maybe like she didn't get what a mess she wasâ...
Abandonment Quotes
Eleanor was only supposed to stay with them for a few days, maybe a week. Just until Richie cooled down and let her come home. (8.40)
Gender Quotes
Today the girl was wearing a giant man's shirt with seashells all over it. The collar must have been really big, like disco-big, because she'd cut it, and it was fraying. She had a man's necktie wr...
Race Quotes
"Are you retarded?" Steve said. "His mom's Chinese."Mikey looked at Park carefully. Park smiled and narrowed his eyes. "Yeah, I guess I see it," Mikey said. "I always thought you were Mexican.""Shi...
The Home Quotes
It was weird to come home and see her mom, just standing in the kitchen, like… like normal. She was making soup, chopping onions. Eleanor felt like crying. (4.16)