How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
It was remarkably easy to disobey Maura.
Maura Sargent had very little experience disciplining children, and Blue had very little experience being disciplined, so there was nothing to stop Blue from going with Adam when he met her in front of the house. She didn't even feel guilty, yet, because she had no practice in that, either. (21.1-2)
Maura and Blue have always had a rather open and permissive relationship, which is why it's such a big deal when Blue openly disobeys her mom for the first time. She's never even snuck out or gone on a date before. This is all new territory.
Quote #8
The conversation with Pinter gnawed at Gansey. Bribery. So that's what it had come to. He thought this feeling inside him was shame. No matter how hard he tried, he kept becoming a Gansey. (33.3)
Gansey is finding that he has more and more in common with his dad every day (besides their name, of course). This is not what he wanted, and he's going to have to find a way to become his own man.
Quote #9
As Calla rummaged through more things, Blue thought about what she'd just learned about her father and found she still maintained her unreasonable fondness for him. She was also pleased that he'd been cute. (34.46)
Blue's fondness for her dad remains even when she finds out that he was kind of a flirt and dated a lot of people. She sucks up any information that she receives about him because he's been shrouded in mystery her whole life.