Fallen Chapter 16 Quotes
Fallen Chapter 16 Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
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Quote 1
"When you lose me," she said, feeling out the shape of the word in her mouth, "How does it happen? Why?"
"It depends on you, on how much you can see about our past, on how well you've come to know me, who I am." (16. 177-178)
Talking about your own death must be rough, but it's a good question. We can't imagine the idea of losing someone you love over and over and over again. It must be 1000 times worse than consistently losing your car keys?
Quote 2
Daniel led her toward a part of the cemetery Luce had never seen before, a clear, flat space where tow peach trees had grown together. Their trunks bowed toward each other, forming the outline of a heart in the air below them.
He led her under a strange, gnarled coupling of the branches and took her hands, tracking her fingers with his.
The evening was quite except for the song of crickets…It was as if, all of a sudden, she and Daniel were on a different plane of being from the rest of the school. Everything but his hand around hers, his hair shining in the light of the setting sun, his warm gray eyes—everything else felt so far away. (16.111-113)
For this most important scene—in which Daniel takes Luce to talk to her about the untold truths of how they know each other—Daniel picks the perfect spot: something a bit secluded but also safe. It's also a touch mysterious and mythical, so it conveys the right mood of both privacy and magic. He's stepping out of time and place with Luce to show her the truth of her past and present. Yeah, he's way better at picking nice date spots. Sorry, Cam, but it's no contest.
Quote 3
"I'm trying to say…I guess you could say I'm damned too, Luce. I've been damned for a long, long time." He spoke as if the words tasted bitter. "I made a choice, once, a choice that I believed in—that I still believe in…" (16.132)q
At least Daniel is good about sticking to his principles. Whether the choice he made was ultimately worth the price he paid for it is neither here nor there, but by calling himself damned, he indicates that he feels he needs to be redeemed, too. Maybe he hopes that by telling Luce this, she might begin to believe him.