How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
My front four teeth are gone, I have a hole in my cheek, my nose is broken and my eyes are swollen nearly shut. (1.1.1)
No, this isn't how Frey looked after Oprah got done with him; this is from the first paragraph of the novel, and it shows us that our narrator is a guy who has seen his fair share of violence.
Quote #2
He reaches out and he grips my wrists and he drags me along the floor. (1.2.70)
This is how it's done in rehab. It's not a very warm welcome. That is all.
Quote #3
I scream. I see a bed. I grab the end of the bed and I lift it and I flip it and the mattress goes and I grab the simple metal frame and I lift it and I throw it down with everything everything everything and it snaps but it's not enough so I stomp it stomp it stomp it and it snaps again again again and there are only broken bars and bolts and screws and I'm screaming and it feels good and I'm just getting started. (1.6.75)
Even though James has already slammed Roy against a wall, he's still consumed by a violent rage—so violent that he can't even bring himself to use punctuation to describe it.