Bullyville Family Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

The happiest moment of my entire day came when it was time to get on the loser-day-student bus and go home. (4.138)

Bart sees home as a refuge from all the problems he has at school. Thank goodness, since school is clearly super hard for him.

Quote #5

Though I never would have told anyone, the truth was I really liked snuggling up next to Mom on the couch as the bright flashing images chased each other across the screen. (5.26)

At thirteen, Bart still watches cartoons with his mom every Saturday morning. Something tells us that's not something that Tyro's doing with his mom.

Quote #6

I'd always liked holidays with my mom's family. It was sort of like spending time with a bunch of very talkative, affectionate octopuses. (7.2)

While Shmoop finds the idea of an affectionate octopus mildly alarming, it's sort of sweet how much Bart loves his family.