How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"We have a warped view of humanity on Beechwood," Gat said. "I don't think you see that." (7.27)
Cadence can't see it because she lives with that warped view year-round—she might not always be on Beechwood, but she's a Sinclair year-round.
Quote #2
Windemere is gabled and angular. Two of the five bedrooms have slanted roofs, and it's the only house on the island with a full attic. There's a big porch and a modern kitchen, updated with marble countertops that look a little out of place. The rooms are airy and filled with dogs. (9.2)
When Cadence first tells us about her beach house, she doesn't mention any possessions besides the dogs. There's a little foreshadowing for you, folks.
Quote #3
The house is a three-story gray Victorian. There is a turret up top and a wraparound porch. Inside, it is full of original New Yorker cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statuettes, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plaques. (11.5)
The only living animals in Clairmont are the dogs, Prince Philip and Fatima. There are plenty of remnants of animals, though, including pieces of ivory and Harris's fishing trophies. It's another glimpse of what lies ahead for the living in this book.
Quote #4
Mummy and I are two of a kind, in the big house with the porch at the top of the hill. The willowy mother and the sickly daughter. (3.6)
Cadence makes her life with Penny seem downright Grey Gardens. All they need are headscarves and a relationship to the Kennedys.
Quote #5
Mummy has our Burlington house filled with silver and crystal, coffee-table books and cashmere blankets. Thick rugs cover every floor, and paintings from several local artists she patronizes line our walls. She likes antique china and displays it in the dining room. (17.6)
The Burlington house seems more like a museum than a home since Penny displays her possessions as a way of showing off her money to visitors.
Quote #6
"Cuddledown is haunted," says Taft. "Can I come and sleep with you at Windemere?" (22.22)
Note that the Sinclair kids don't say my house and your house, instead calling the houses by name. It's kind of like the houses own them instead of the other way around.
Quote #7
Clairmont sits at the highest point, with water views in three directions. I crane my neck to look for its friendly turret—but it isn't there…instead of the house where Granddad spent every summer since forever, I see a sleek modern building perched on a rocky hill. (23.23)
New Clairmont is completely different from old Clairmont—so not only has Harris stopped talking about Tipper, he's erased her memory by erasing her taste.
Quote #8
It feels clean and open, but it isn't spartan, because everything is opulent. (33.15)
The Sinclairs don't do simple, and even when things are plain, they're expensive. They probably have to take antihistamines when they get near IKEA furniture.
Quote #9
We take down Bess's landscape watercolors and roll up her rugs. We pillage the littles' bedrooms for fun objects. When we are done, the great room is decorated with piggy banks and patchwork quilts, stacks of children's books, a lamp shaped like an owl. (35.3)
In other words, the Liars make Cuddledown look like somebody lives there.