How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
I closed my eyes and thought of home; the smell of fresh-cut hay and the taste of raspberries. Robins chasing bugs in the bean patch. Setting worms to work at the base of the corn plants. Showing Ruth what was weed and what was flower…
I opened my eyes, dipped the quill, and wrote out my true name. (43.99-100)
Memory ultimately triumphs as one of Isabel's most important skills. Where it once caused Isabel great pain and reminded her of loss, her memory of home eventually empowers her to give herself a new identity: a free person named Isabel Gardener.