How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I inherited $321,374 when I turned eighteen, the result of all those well-wishers who'd read about my sad story, do-gooders whose hearts had gone out to me. (1.5)
This is our first example of how Libby has been able to make bank off her family's tragedy. She almost seems to relish in the fact that people sent her money, and she wishes they still did.
Quote #2
"There is 982 dollars and 12 cents left in the fund. As I've mentioned before, had you been able to replenish it with any kind of regular work, we'd have been able to keep it afloat, but…" he tossed out his hands and grimaced, "things didn't work out that way." (1.30)
Libby hasn't just lived off the cash from donations—she has made it into a living. There's a fine distinction there. She didn't use the money to supplement her work; being a victim was her work, and it was her main source of income.
Quote #3
PS This is a legitimate business offer. (1.60)
When Lyle sends Libby an offer to pay her to appear at the Kill Club, he includes this little postscript. Libby tells us that she often gets less savory offers, from porn sites for example. But what she's doing with the Kill Club is still selling herself.