How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Listen to me," the girl said. "My name is Flora. Your name is Ulysses." Okay, thought the squirrel. She put her hand on him. She picked him up. She cradled him in her left arm. (9.8)
This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship between squirrel and girl. We'd like to point out that it starts off with Flora showing Ulysses love like he's never felt from a human. So while she saved his life, he seems to warm to her voice and touch more than her CPR.
Quote #2
Flora's father had said, "I think that your mother is so in love with her books about love that she doesn't love me anymore." And her mother had said, "Ha! Your father is so far off in left field that he wouldn't recognize love if it stood up in his soup and sang." (10.3)
To Flora, her parents' divorce is complicated. She doesn't get why her parents are always telling her about stuff, plus she doesn't really understand love in the first place. She hates romance, and she thinks love makes people do crazy things. (Well she's right about that last part.)
Quote #3
Flora's mother never called Flora beautiful. She never said that she loved her with all her heart. Luckily, Flora was a cynic and didn't care whether her mother loved her or not. (10.17)
When Flora tells Ulysses about the lamp, it's clear that she's jealous of Mary Ann because her mom shows the lamp more affection than her. It might seem a little weird being jealous of a lamp, but we get where she's coming from—she just wants her mom to love her.