How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"She just said I'd have to go door-to-door to see if anybody'd rent me a room." The stranger still stared. Grandma was such an awesome sight that he could hardly keep his thoughts in order. "And you're the last house in town. Don't you people have a house around here?" (6.29)
It's a good thing for Arnold Green that Grandma Dowdel isn't easily scared by strangers. In fact, she readily provides him with a room…as long as he's willing to pay her exorbitant rent prices.
Quote #8
"I'm a stranger here myself," Royce said. "I'm from Mattoon. You're from Chicago. We're a couple of foreigners here."
Royce McNabb was finding these we had in common, without even being prompted. (6.91-92)
It seems like Mary Alice and Royce have nothing to talk about at first, but then they realize that they are both strangers to this small town. That's one thing that they have in common, and it binds them together.
Quote #9
Before that week was out it began to dawn on me that nobody would hold a little excitement against you in a town as quiet as this one. And just as they'd begun to take him for granted, Arnold Green sparked new interest. There was some talk about running him out of town. Various church groups called meetings. (6.131)
Once folks hear about how Arnold Green is an artist who draws women in the nude, they're properly scandalized and are calling meetings to run him out of town. Grandma certainly doesn't care though; she'll continue to give him a roof over his head. Hey, she'll even help him find love.