How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Haste, dig for cover. Protect your flanks. Don't let the enemy close the gap between you. What did a Valentine do, anyway? (20.25)
It's on! If sexuality is all about aggression, then Maya is hunkering down in the trenches. And you know what, that's okay. She's a kid, for crying out loud.
Quote #5
His statement that whether I answered him or not would not influence his affection reassured me. He couldn't be after you-know-what if he talked like that. (20.41)
Tommy Valdon is romantic, so of course he wouldn't want you-know-what with you-know-who. Clearly, Maya does not associate romance and love—and how could she, after all that she's been through?
Quote #6
I don't know how long Bailey had known about Joyce, but later in the evening when I tried to bring her name into our conversation, he said, "Joyce? She's got somebody to do it to her all the time now." (21.43)
In Bailey's young mind, marriage means sex—when Joyce elopes, she's set for life. Where do you think he gets this idea? What examples of marriage does he have in his life?