How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
She showed me a tiny black and white goat with square eyes and little stubbly horns and a bell around its neck on a red collar and said his name was Ding and he was her goat but I could have him if I wanted and then I did hug her because Piper and the sweet baby goat were exactly as nice as each other. (1.4.12)
Well, if this isn't the sweetest thing ever: Piper personifies innocence and sweetness and her baby goat serves the same purpose. Unfortunately, this touching moment foreshadows that neither Piper nor her goat will get to remain innocent for long.
Quote #2
Then Edmond and Piper came and lay down on the blanket, one on either side of me with Piper holding my hand as usual and Isaac still standing in the water looking peaceful and they started arguing about what flies trout liked best in a quiet lazy sort of way. (1.5.12)
If this isn't the picture of innocence, we don't know what is. With not a care in the world and nothing to concern themselves with but the worm preferences of trout, this moment is the sort of perfect frolic that appears in a novel right before a dastardly situation takes shape.
Quote #3
The sort of thing we'd hear, all in low hushed tones especially when us Children were around. (1.9.14)
This is probably the only moment in the book that Daisy acknowledges her own innocence. She generally takes on a been-there, done-that sort of attitude, and it's easy to forget that she's just a fifteen-year-old kid who has largely grown up without a support system. But to those who don't know her, like the adults of England, she's just another child who needs to be protected from harsh truths.