How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Luna," she repeated softly, more to herself than me. "Appropriate, wouldn't you say? A girl who can only be seen by moonlight?" (1.13)
Luna chooses her name because it fits in with her idea of herself—it's symbolic of how every night, she expresses herself as she is. And every day she is forced to hide her real self.
Quote #2
"No." He blinked. "I mean all the time. I want to be free. I want to transition." (3.82)
At a certain point, Luna is just fed up with hiding herself. She wants to transition and live freely as Luna despite all the comments and the judgment.
Quote #3
Then it happens. She exposes herself. Lia Marie. The change is visible, noticeable, at least to me. She throws her arms in the air and begins to gyrate her hips in double, triple time to the beat. Wild, out of control, as if she's been holding back for years. (5.159)
Sometimes Luna releases her real self without thinking about it. At Regan's slumber party, Liam suddenly transforms into Lia Marie and Regan can't do anything to stop it—Luna's letting go of inhibitions and becoming the person she's supposed to be (although she hasn't yet thought to call herself Luna yet).
Quote #4
"There's this one T-girl, Teri Lynn, who transitioned a couple of years ago. She calls it 'remaking herself.'" (8.107)
Teri Lynn's story is especially important for Luna because it shows her that she doesn't have to live in her male body forever. She can change physically into the girl she wants to be.
Quote #5
Could Luna change her body chemistry, her physical appearance, enough to convince the world that she was the person she knew herself to be? (14.116)
If Luna can pull off the whole transition process, maybe the world will stop looking at her as such a freak. After all, she is a girl on the inside—she just has to change her outside appearance to match.
Quote #6
The door to my room swung open. Aly and I both whipped our heads around as Luna stepped out. "Here I am," she said. (22.1)
It must be pretty shocking for Aly to see her best friend and crush change into a girl. She doesn't even really know how to process what has happened.
Quote #7
Mom was still flaming about her caterer getting closed down by the health department when the door to the basement opened and my brother emerged. Rather… my sister. (24.9)
When Luna first reveals herself to their family, she comes downstairs dressed as a girl. She's not Liam, Regan's brother any longer—she is now Luna, her sister. Regan hasn't lost a sibling; she's just found a new one.
Quote #8
Surreal. I swallowed down my panic, for her sake. Of course this would be the next step in her transition. She had to do it sometime. Still… (24.11)
It seems so sad that family is the last frontier that Luna has to tackle—after all, she's already gone out in public and showed up at school as a girl. But this is really the point of no return if Luna wants to fully transition… For some people, family's probably where they start coming out, but for Luna it's a scarier step in some ways than coming out in public.
Quote #9
"Mom!" I practically yelled in her face. "Why did you leave? Liam is transitioning. Do you understand what that means?" Of course she didn't understand. "She's changing her sex." (24.71)
Their mom really doesn't see the gravity of the situation when Luna comes out. Instead of helping her stand up to her father, she just disappears—it's as though she doesn't want to deal with the whole transitioning process.
Quote #10
Her eyes reflected the streetlamps along the highway as she concentrated on the road. But the sparkle seemed to originate from within. (26.18)
Luna hasn't just changed physically by the end of the book—she's changed on the inside and become a stronger person. Because she's able to live her truth now, she can finally find peace and happiness.