Family Quotes in The Scorpio Races

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

I don't know anything about my older brother these days. (29.5)

As someone who values family above all else, Puck takes it as a huge slight that her brother has been keeping secrets from her. Should he have been more open with her? After all, their parents are dead. The siblings only have each other.

Quote #5

"My great-great-grandfather helped build this pier, and I'm not leaving it." (29.41)

One of the Carroll brothers gives Puck a little taste of his own family history. The families of Thisby likely go back many generations, which is impressive given how many people get eaten by the capaill ever year.

Quote #6

"Hey now, is that our Kate Connolly?" (29.45)

The way a complete stranger addresses Kate as "our" Kate Connolly makes it seem like everyone in the village is part of one big happy family. But the fact that everyone refers to everyone else by their first and last names every time is less than personal. Which is it?