How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph) and (I.Part.Chapter.Image)
Quote #7
When Hugo finished, Isabelle was quiet for a few moments, then she said, “Thank you.” (2.5.31)
Hugo’s not a very buddy-buddy kind of kid, but he trusts Isabelle enough to tell her the truth about his background, and about why he lives in the train station. And that’s the moment when their friendship really becomes solidified.
Quote #8
“My parents were shoemakers, did you know that?” (2.8.10)
Papa Georges launches into a speech about his life, revealing to the kids exactly all that they were hoping to find out. And he starts at the very beginning.
Quote #9
“The clocks in the station should have stopped working when he drowned since no one was taking care of them… but they didn’t.” (2.9.9)
The truth finally comes out—Hugo’s uncle is dead and everyone knows it. When this bit of news dawns on him, it’s the beginning of the end for Hugo’s time at the station. He can’t just stay there and continue his life as it is anymore.