How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Something happened to him, Sandy had said. No one knows what the deal is. (2.204)
Eventually, we learn that what happened to Guillermo Garcia was the sudden death of his beloved. And that beloved was Dianna Sweetwine.
Quote #2
It's like the whole horrible sticky situation didn't even happen, like we weren't just both in bits. How can everything change so quickly? (3.164)
Noah and Jude were inseparable through early childhood, but now that they've hit puberty their relationship is more volatile. That's quite a change for a pair of twinsies.
Quote #3
Drunken Igor, but utterly transformed. He's shaved, washed his hair, and put on a smock…. (4.97)
"Drunken Igor" is what Jude calls Guillermo's alter ego. He acts like a different person when he's drunk and upset.
Quote #4
He started barking orders at me right away. Told me I could stay here if I got clean. (4.333)
Guillermo Garcia turned Oscar's life around, pulling him out of a life of addiction and crime. He's pretty good at that, huh?
Quote #5
[Guillermo] nods at me. "Are you ready?" He rises. "Are you ready for your life to change?" "And how," I say. (4.564-4.655)
Part of why Jude's work with Guillermo is so successful is that she's ready and willing to go on an emotional journey. Resisting change is a surefire way to not like it when it comes rolling around anyway.
Quote #6
She looks strange.…She's dressed like a fortune-teller, with a glittery purple scarf around her neck and a yellow river of a dress with a red sash. (5.69)
When Dianna goes to see Guillermo, her secret lover, she looks like a different person. Sounds suspicious. Also sounds like it clashes.
Quote #7
How come everything I think about our family keeps changing? How come the teams keep switching? Is this how all families are? (5.407)
Noah's mom just told him that he has a lot in common with his father. Is that something that has changed? Or is it just something he never realized, since he's always been so tied to the Mom camp?
Quote #8
"I reach into the top drawer of my dresser and grab the reddest lipstick I have. Yes, I want to." (6.252)
When Oscar comes to visit, Jude puts on makeup and a dress for the first time in more than two years. That doesn't mean it's the only way to be a girl—just that Jude likes to express herself through her lipstick. If that's her thang, why not?
Quote #9
"How do you feel about moving? Not out of Lost Cove but to another house." (8.117)
Sounds like Dad is ready for a change of scenery, which is a sign that he's ready to move on from his wife's death.
Quote #10
Something's different, I notice, but only realize when we get into the mailroom what it is. The floors have been mopped, and unbelievably, the mail's been cleared out. (8.207)
Well, well, well. Guillermo cleaned his house. Its newfound sense of order suggests that he's in a better place emotionally, too. Good for Guillermo.