How we cite our quotes: (Paragraph)
Quote #1
The doctors had told Mrs. Hopewell that with the best of care, Joy might see forty-five. (19)
That "best of care" is being provided by Mrs. Hopewell. For all her faults, she loves her daughter and dutifully takes care of her. Even though Hulga is nasty and mean to her, Mrs. Hopewell stays kind and patient.
Quote #2
"Listen […], don't you think some people was meant to meet on account of what all they got in common and all? Like they both think serious thoughts and all?" (39)
We wonder if Manley is sincere at this point. Does he think he and Hulga could be soul mates, or is he just playing with her mind to get to her leg?
Quote #3
She looked up and down the empty highway and had the furious feeling that she had been tricked, that he had only meant to make her walk […] after the idea of him. (92)
This passage makes it pretty clear that Hulga was attached to meeting Manley, and had ideas of love and romance in her head, even if she didn't admit it to herself.