How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
He pressed his advantage because he saw that Mr. Prud'homme was pleased, won over in spite of himself. […] There might be a flow of simple, unregulated friendliness between them, and such flows were one of Finny's reasons for living (2.4).
If this is true, then Gene really did break something in Finny by betraying the trust of their friendship when he caused the accident.
Quote #5
It struck me then that I was injuring him again. It occurred to me that this could be an even deeper injury than what I had done before. I would have to back out of it, I would have to disown it (5.75).
There are two ways to interpret this passage. Either this is one of Gene's greatest moments of honesty (he would rather live with his shame than hurt Finny by revealing the truth), or it's yet another moment of justification (he pretends he doesn't want to hurt Finny in order to recant the truth and save himself from persecution).
Quote #6
"What I mean is, I love winter, and when you really love something, then it loves you back, in whatever way it has to love." I didn't think that this was true, […] but it was like every other thought and belief of Finny's: it should have been true. So I didn't argue (8.59).
Look at Gene's reaction to this notion: it should have been true. He's enticed by Finny because he's enticed by the world Finny has created – a world of youth and peace.