How we cite our quotes: (Poem Title, Stanza)
Quote #7
I mean, who wants to trudge through life, doing everything just right? Taking no chances means wasting your dreams.
How can I explain the pure chilling rush of waiting to do something so basically not right? No fear. No guilt. (I Hid Out in My Room Until Dinner.7-8)
It seems like Kristina basically does a 180 from her initial view on life, which is to please her family and live up to her expectations. Maybe that isn't exactly healthy either, but there has to be some middle ground between totally foolish recklessness and living in fear of other people's expectations.
Quote #8
My new friends and I were far enough gone not to care that teachers cruised by us Avenue bums, researching potential troublemakers. (The Next Few Days.4)
Kristina's not only totally lost sight of pleasing her parents, she also doesn't seem to care much about what her teachers think anymore. To use her words, she's "too far gone" to realize that her foolish commitment to drugs is earning her a bad reputation.
Quote #9
I don't know whose blade it was, whose idea it was.
I don't remember saying yes. I know I didn't say no.
The knife was sharp. One knick at my wrist. It didn't event hurt. It didn't seem wrong.
Rust in my mouth. Rich, red salt. I drank it down, asked for more. (I Don't Know.1-4)
Doing drugs is destructive enough in its own right, but drinking other people's blood is a whole different brand of stupid. The senseless behavior Kristina subjects herself to leaves us stunned that a pregnancy is the worst of the consequences—this girl is gunning for disease and death.