How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
If the wire weren’t there, Gram had told Dicey, the tree would spread out and split, broken apart by the weight of its own growth […] "That tree is like families," Gram had said, and Dicey, looking up now at its branches, wondered what, in that case, the wire was like. (12.3)
A few things the wire could be: Momma herself, love, joy, understanding, secrets, protection, shared history. Can you think of more?