How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
This is what Pressia wants to believe in—the kind of love that stays, no matter what. It's a declaration that's come out of the wrong mouth. (11.141)
El Capitan is perfect for Pressia; he's steadfast and loyal. The only problem? He's not Bradwell. So yeah, Pressia is stuck between loving someone who doesn't love her, and being loved by someone she doesn't love.
Quote #8
She feels like crying, not because she's afraid—which she is—but because El Capitan deserves to be loved the way he loves her. It's wrong to die without that. Unfair. (11.145)
Amidst this El Capitan-Pressia-Bradwell love triangle, Pressia has a moment of remorse when thinking about El Capitan. After all, it must be hard for her not to feel bad — it's not her fault she doesn't love him, but, as she says, it's difficult not to feel saddened by his situation.
Quote #9
Her mother loved her—she's sure of it. But it was a locked-up love, a buried-down love, a love to be ashamed of because… because that kind of loves makes you vulnerable? Makes you weak? (25.10)
So if Lyda's mother had a kind of "locked-up" and "buried-down" love, which raises the question of whether Mrs. Mertz actually loved Lyda or not. If you're ashamed of loving someone, then something isn't quite right — especially if that someone is your daughter.