How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Weakly, Luke leaned his head back against the closet wall. That reminded him of his frantic search along its surface. He reached for the paper and wrote, Where's the door?
Jen's dad pulled out a new sheet of paper. Shaking his head, he wrote, Isn't one. Just wanted to get you to back of closet.Luke buried his face in his hands. Jen's dad was a good liar, there was no doubt about that. How could Luke trust him? (29.52-54)
Man, Mr. Talbot must be butter because he's a roll—a lying roll, that is. As always, though he has good reasons behind his little (and some not so little) fibs. And this particular lie is in Luke's best interest. In fact, Mr. Talbot's likes are the ones that are going to get Luke out of his parents' attic.
Quote #11
She'd cried, too, the night Luke had told his parents everything. He'd started with his first visit to Jen's house and Mother had immediately scolded, "Oh, Luke, how could you? The danger...I know you're lonely, but honey, promise us, never again..."
"That's not all," Luke said.
He told the rest of the story without looking at her, until he reached the end and his decision to get a fake I.D. Then the sound of her sobbing made it impossible to avoid looking. (30.6-9)
We hear you: this isn't directly about lies or deceit. But it is about the aftermath of lying—and the truth that will always come out.