How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
It's so quiet and serious while we eat. I used to love it when the three of us got silly and laughed at stupid stuff. (5.23)
Laughter is the first thing to go after Sophie's death. It will be a while before Corinna and her dad find anything funny again.
Quote #2
Aunt Jennifer's kids and husband came with her from California, and my cousins who live in England came, too. I hadn't seen them in a really long time because they live even farther away than the California cousins. (7.19)
One of the few positive things—perhaps the only positive thing—about funerals is that they bring families together.
Quote #3
Even my grandparents—Grandma and Bapa, Mom's parents who moved from Pennsylvania to Arizona a few years ago, and my dad's parents, Gigi and Pop Pop, who live in Annapolis—didn't seem to know what to say to me. (7.22)
Everyone who loved Sophie is going through their own pain, but they all realize that being a daughter without a mom is the worst pain of all. Also, lots of adults find it easier to talk to other adults than to kids.