How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
She picked up the phone and handed it to me. I turned it to "Talk" and started pressing numbers, then realized that I'd heard no dial tone. I held it closer to my ear. There was nothing. I felt a new kind of fear now; a kind of fear I hadn't even known about before. (6.9)
Hold on; we have to add something to our master list of Things Shmoop Is Afraid Of. After all, it never occurred to us before now to be afraid of experiencing kinds of fear we haven't even imagined yet.
Quote #2
Lee whispered something to Robyn. I didn't bother to ask them what it was. When I saw the naked fear on Robyn's face, I didn't want to ask. (6.30)
What does "naked fear" look like? One thing's certain: The fear Robyn feels here is so great she can't hide it.
Quote #3
We walked into the house together. As we went through the front door into the bleak dead silence she added, "Pray hard Ellie. Pray really hard. I am." (6.53)
One thing that a lot of religious folks do in the face of fear is pray. Ellie has revealed that she isn't very religious, but maybe Robyn's advice here can help her anyway.