How we cite our quotes: Chapter.Paragraph
Quote #7
Was he madly in love, or just mad? Was love meant to be so much like falling? (35.48)
Good question Lucy. We wonder if she knows that, according to science, love looks a whole lot like drug addiction?
Quote #8
"Oh," she sighed. "Don't even joke about it. I felt so happy on Saturday when I thought it might actually be over." When I had sex with Bob. Amazing sex. Or was it love? Amazing love? Either way, he hadn't called. Why hadn't he called? (37.19)
All this time Lucy has been assuming that love and sex are a package deal (hint: they're not). She still seems a little confused here, but it sounds like she's starting to get a clue.
Quote #9
If I didn't care, my eyes would not ache and my gut would not churn and none of this idiocy would bother me. […] I care about earth and all of Bob's tragic creations. I care about Estelle, and I care about Eck, he thought, though I cannot allow myself to think of him, for there is nothing I can do to reverse his fate. I care about Mona, despite a clear understanding of her faults. […] How pathetic I am, he thought. I even care about Bob. (38.27)
This novel focuses so much on romantic love that it's easy to forget that there are other kinds of love too. Like the love that Poppa Mr. B has for everyone! Aww.