How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
There are 158 footsteps between the bus stop and home, but it can stretch to 180 if you aren't in a hurry. (1.1)
If you have an exact count of the number of footsteps between two locations, then you either A) have OCD or B) have walked between those two locations way too many times. Of course, it just might be both.
Quote #2
"So? What's so weird about that?" (7.88)
Lou's never really traveled from her small town, period, much less lived somewhere else. She's always felt destined to live her entire life within its narrow boundaries.
Quote #3
There are places where the changing seasons are marked by migrating birds, or the ebb and flow of tides. Here, in our little town, it was the return of the tourists (11.3)
Although Lou has done little traveling herself, she finds great comfort in observing the multitude of people who visit her small town during the tourist season. Maybe it's because she's secretly jealous of them. Maybe it's just because they help her gain insight into the outside world. Either way, she's fascinated by them.