How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"It's just that I needed to know," I said. "Because it helps explain Amanda. No wonder she's so pinch-faced." (18.55)
It's a lot easier to forgive if we know the background behind someone's actions. But what if we never find out why someone is acting like a jerk? Is it still our responsibility to forgive them?
Quote #8
"Gertrude, the human Gertrude, she owns this shop, and she gave me this job when she read about me in the paper and she said it's all right for me to play music for the animals." (19.26)
Though we never meet the human Gertrude, she sounds like a keeper. Otis names his bird after her, for crying out loud! That has to mean something. In many ways, Gertrude the human probably saved Otis's life with her compassion.