Family Quotes in My Sister's Keeper

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

"If you don't want to be my sister anymore, that's one thing. But I don't think I could stand to lose you as a friend." (2.1.81)

Kate seems to suggest that friendship is more important than family. This might be true, and many times throughout the book, this family feels like a family in name only. If they didn't have the same last name, we'd think they were all enemies.

Quote #5

We are all, I supposed, beholden to our parents—the question is, how much? (3.1.1)

You'd think this is Anna talking, but it's actually Campbell. It's probably a question everyone has at some point: Do you have to do everything your parents want just because they're your parents? Or does there always come a time when you have to separate from them? (Whether or not this involves a lawsuit is up to you.)

Quote #6

Daughter trumps everything, no matter what the game. (3.2.46)

Well, Anna gets proven wrong here in the end. Her mother ends up not having the final say; the court does.