How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Yeah, she celebrated Christmas, she'd been to church a handful of times, and even when her life made her and everyone around her miserable, she still had faith that something there was someone or something up there worth believing in. That had always been enough for her. (17.115)
Even though Luce isn't religious, the idea of a vague, redemptive power greater than herself proves that she does believe, to a degree, in the power of redemption and forgiveness on some form of cosmic scale. That might be why she's able to accept the truth of her reincarnation—not to mention the whole fallen angels thing—without too much effort.
Quote #8
"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.
Quote #9
"The only thing I don't understand is what on earth you're doing with me. Because I'm just…me." She looked up at the sky again, feeling the black spells of the shadows. "And I'm guilty of so much." (18.41)
Here we see Luce's sense of self-worth…yeah, she has none. She's been carrying around the weight of Trevor's and Todd's deaths all this time, to the point that she truly thinks she is unworthy of love. No wonder she pushes her parents away.