How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
But Sophie and Clarke were different. There was a pattern here, some sense of connection, even if I didn't want to see it. It didn't seem fair or right, but I couldn't help but wonder if maybe all of this, and where I found myself, wasn't so accidental. Maybe it was just what I deserved. (4.14)
Even though Annabel feels pretty stung by Sophie's treatment, she can't help but remember the way she had treated Clarke way back in the day. Maybe this is an example of that thing they call karma, huh?
Quote #2
So much would have been different if I'd just stayed in that night, taken my spot beside her, and let Sophie go on without me. I'd made my choice, though, and I couldn't take it back. (4.79)
It's easy to get caught up in wondering what could have happened. What would life have been like if Annabel had never ditched Clarke? It doesn't matter much anymore because what's happened has happened—and even if it hasn't turned out well, there's nothing she can do about it.
Quote #3
"[...] Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in you or the world, that one song stays the same, just like that moment. Which is pretty amazing, when you actually think about it." (5.66)
Owen makes a pretty great point about how music can accompany certain memories. Even if you've changed as a person, music can bring you back to the state of mind you were in when you listened to a particular song. No wonder he loves it so much.