Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from Here We Are.
Family Quotes
"I don't suppose I ought to say it about my own sister, but I never saw anybody look as beautiful as Ellie looked today. And always so sweet and unselfish, too. And you didn't even notice her. But...
Innocence Quotes
Nevertheless, eight minutes for the settling of two suitcases and a hatbox is a long time. (2)
Jealousy Quotes
"…I thought, "Well I never thought Louise good look like that!" Why, she'd have knocked anybody's eye out.""Oh, really?" she said. "Funny. Of course, everybody thought her dress and hat were love...
Language and Communication Quotes
"Well!" the young man said. "Well!" she said."Well, here we are," he said."Here we are," she said. "Aren't we?""I should say we were," he said. "Eeyop. Here we are.""Well!' she said." (5-10)
Marriage Quotes
"Well!" he said. "Well. How does it feel to be an old married lady?""Oh, it's too soon to ask me that," she said. "At least—I mean. Well, I mean, goodness, we've only been married about three hou...
Sex Quotes
"The nights are going to be pretty long from now on. I mean. I mean—well, it starts getting dark early." (18)