Blood Red Road Chapter 7 Quotes

Blood Red Road Chapter 7 Quotes

How we cite the quotes:
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Quote 1

Lugh ain't jest yer brother, He's Emmi's too, he says. Don't you think she's got as much right to go as you? (7.196)

Jack has a point, as usual. Saba has spent a lot of time whining about how bad she feels with Lugh gone, but she hasn't paid any mind to how it might have affected Emmi. He was the only sibling that was actually nice to her, after all.

Quote 2

It sounds so awful when she says it like that, that I never had no time fer her, but she's right. I didn't. Not when I had Lugh. (7.226)

Besides the whole mom thing, Saba has issues with Emmi because she never needed her. She had Lugh, right? But that's just plain old selfishness in our book, and Emmi deserves a whole lot better from her sister—the main woman in her life.

Quote 3

If it'd bin Emmi they took, he says, Emmi an not Lugh...would you of gone after her? (7.243)

The answer to this one, as we all know, is a resounding no way. To her credit, however, Saba freely admits this and genuinely works on being a better big sister to Emmi.

Quote 4

Leave me alone, I says. But I know she's right. I'm dog tired an I ache all over my body. (7.50)

Part of growing up is knowing when to quit, and this is one of those moments. It's also one of the first moments when Saba accepts the help of another person.

Quote 5

Everythin's to do with chaal, she says. An the Tonton's right in the middle of it. (7.36)

Although Maev doesn't know where the chaal comes from, she knows that it supplies the Tonton with everything they need to retain their dominance. Even worse, it's helping them actually extend their reach.

Quote 6

C'mon, Saba, she says. I ain't yer enemy, I'm yer friend.

My friend, I says.

That's right. Yer like me. Yer a survivor. (7.51-53)

Maev is Saba's first real friend. Although there are some real differences between the two girls, they seem to understand one another and have the capacity to be unflinchingly honest about their thoughts.

Quote 7

If you ever need me, she says, If you need the Hawks, send Nero with this an we'll come. Wherever, whenever...you send this ring an we'll be there. (7.245)

Although Maev decides not to travel ahead with Saba in her search for Lugh, she promises to send help if she ever needs it. And by help, of course, we mean a gaggle of kickbutt lady warriors. We wish our friends would send us a gaggle of kickbutt lady warriors, but hey—you win some, you lose some.

Quote 8

Friends don't owe, she says. Friends don't repay. (7.249)

We're definitely using this next time we borrow a few bucks from our bestie to get some Taco Bell. It'll work like a charm.