How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Title.Paragraph)
Quote #10
I look down at the bundle in my hands. At the pale blue ribbon. At the loopy handwriting, so like my own.
If I burn these letters, who will hear Grace Brown's voice? Who will read her story? (46.13-14)
Throughout the whole novel, we see Mattie torn between dreams and responsibility, and to be honest, we're really not sure how we'd handle this one. On the one hand, Grace specifically asked Mattie to burn the letters. But on the other, Grace was murdered and her letters contain part of her story. Duty doesn't always make itself clear, Shmoopsters.