How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Line)
Quote #10
The first word I ever learned was now. Sean said I was not even two years old when he showed me the word—middle fingers against your palms, thumbs and pinkies up and your hands moving down.
I lifted my head and took a deep breath.
My brother taught me to speak, I wrote. I grew up inside his world of words… (20.26-28)
Frannie has never thought of one of her languages being superior to the other. And that makes sense, because she didn't even start out with English like the rest of her peers—she learned ASL before anything else.