Savvy Family Quotes

Misery loves company, and although the Beaumonts separate themselves from other folks because of their differences, it brings them closer together as a family. Moments like these, hard as they can be, also can help you find your true friends and family.

You can't choose your family, right? There might be a bit of resentment in Mibs over the Beaumonts' situation. The savvy is the secret that keeps the family together, but it also isolates her from the outside world.

Family can make you crazy, but the Beaumonts special talents can make you even crazier. This gives some exposition on why Rocket has a chip on his shoulder about his savvy—he was fearful that he wouldn't get it in the first place.

Home is where they have to let you in, no matter what you're like. And if you can accept yourself then you're always home, no matter who's around you. Poppa is a good example of an accepting personality, and in a way he exemplifies the motto of the Beaumonts: accept yourself for who you are, because you're still family no matter what.

Family means protecting your annoying little sister while using your secret super power. This is a very telling moment about Fish: while he's willing to be gruff with outsiders and even with members of his own family (like a typical big brother), he's still a caring person who's willing to step outside his safety zone to take care of the people he cares about.

No one know how to take better care of their own than family. Fish certainly knows how important that is here. From his own experience, Fish knows firsthand how bad it can be if Mibs's savvy goes off with all these people around, so to protect the family, he does whatever it takes to get everybody to a safer place.

Protect the ones who are closest to you and they'll protect you when you need it too. The funny thing is that here Fish shows how reckless he can be. Fish is the kind of person that punches first and asks questions later—which says a lot about how far outside of society the Beaumonts have to be to survive.

Here you can see the difference between Fish and Poppa very clearly: Poppa protects Mibs, but embraces who she is, while Fish protects Mibs and builds a wall around her to keep everyone else out.

Here the story gives us an interesting perspective on a character that we thought we knew already. Momma, who is perfect in every way, seems to falter—she seems to be unable to handle the situation properly, even if it is only for a few seconds. Or is it that Mibs is maturing in a new way, and is able to see the cracks in Momma's perfection?

Family means having a place to be genuine and real with one another. Here is a good comparison with Mibs in the beginning and a sign of how much her character has grown—remember that she almost seemed resentful of their position at the beginning of the book?