How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"We were just talking about that the other day," C.J. said. "He was saying that if he got into a good high school, he was going to bust his chops so he could go on to college." (1.21)
Bobby Green, whose funeral we attend in Chapter 1, had set a lot of goals for himself. Sadly, death has a way of thwarting one's ambition. Ugh.
Quote #2
"You know, there was a time when I sang the blues," C.J.'s mother put her head to one side. […]
"But then I got a regular job in the post office and gave up singing because it wasn't paying any money." (3.19 and 3.21)
What happens to a dream deferred? It ends up working at the post office, evidently. When you can't get ahead financially, it can be hard to spend time doing much more than working.