Home Quotes in The Glass Castle

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #1

"We could live like this forever," I said.

"I think we're going to," she said. (2.3.20-2.3.21)

As a young girl, Jeannette isn't concerned with having a stable home life. She feels the same sense of adventure that Mom does from moving all the time. But Lori, who is a few years older, is already longing for roots.

Quote #2

"If you spend one night in some town, did you live there? What about two nights? Or a whole week?" (2.6.6)

This is a good question. How would you answer it? What makes a place a home? How does Jeannette think about it?

Quote #3

One night when the lights were out and I could see a sliver of moon through the window, I heard a slithering noise on the floor. (2.8.5)

Lori might be regretting that dream about having a stable home. Even in this house, the family isn't quite safe. Mom and Dad aren't able (or, more accurately, aren't willing) to turn their lives around so that they can truly provide for their kids, so the best they come up with is a ramshackle place that's basically open to all the wildlife around them.