How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
He's laid-back. He's loyal. He gets it. In fact, the only thing wrong with Jason is that, at the time, he happened to be the boyfriend of my other best friend, Lee. (1.37)
There are probably other things wrong with Jason, just like there are with all of us, but Deanna can't see them because (to her) he represents affection, protection, and escape. She might not really love Jason, but she loves what he could be for her.
Quote #2
That feeling came again, like when I'd see them in the hall together at school. The hoodie meant there had been a moment: Lee and Jason alone, the sweatshirt changing hands. (2.43)
Deanna's possessiveness of Jason grows more intense when she sees Lee with his shirt. The fact that someone else is having intimate moments with her best friend makes her feel like one more thing has been taken from her—kind of like her brother and her dad.
Quote #3
"Aww. I love it when you call me 'dude.' He's such a romantic, huh, Deanna?" (2.148)
Do you think Lee is really as clueless as she pretends to be, or do you think she's flaunting her relationship in front of Deanna a little bit just because she can? If she was doing it consciously, she might not be as sweet and innocent as Deanna thinks she is—Lee might be just as different on the inside than on the outside as Deanna.
Quote #4
I'd never been kissed like that, not by Tommy or anyone else. No one had declared me his, not for the whole world to see, anyway. (2.152)
Would PDA (a.k.a. public displays of affection) be a big part of Deanna's ideal relationship, as it seems to be in Jason and Lee's? It might show other people that she had some worth, and then she might be more inclined to believe it herself.
Quote #5
Something in me surged again, and I should have told him to go to hell but I didn't want to give him anything, not one single hint that he could still make me feel things, even hate. (3.100)
Hate and love are closely intertwined—it's surprising sometimes how quickly one can turn into the other. Deanna may have to make her feelings and her reactions this black-and-white just to survive the turmoil she constantly feels inside.
Quote #6
It happened right then: he looked at me and it was the thing I'd been waiting for but didn't know it. I don't mean anything corny like I fell in love or even into a crush or anything like that. (4.13)
Deanna's being an unreliable narrator here—obviously she had a crush on Tommy. Why do you think she's denying it?
Quote #7
Hearing his name like that, her saying it with so much affection like maybe she actually loved him, I don't know, but I wanted to knock the pizza and root beer off the table and run out of Picasso's. (5.100)
Deanna is just as angry with Lee for her unsullied reputation as she is at for her having Jason's love.
Quote #8
Those words rang in my head […] Tommy, in his car, a boy—a man—telling me I had something other girls didn't. (6.107)
What she has is a combination of naiveté and desperation for affection that manifests as a willingness to put out, so this statement isn't exactly a lie—even if Deanna misunderstands it at the time.
Quote #9
It's funny how just a couple of words from him could make me feel a million times better. (7.22)
This shows both Deanna's actual affection for Jason and her desperation for any affection at all. Any time anyone shows her they care—even a little—she gets a brief respite from the self-hate she constantly feels.