How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #7
EDDIE: Askin' me if I'm her cousin. That's because you're tense you're askin' me that. You already know I'm not her cousin.
MARTIN: Well, how would I know that?
EDDIE: Do I look like her cousin.
MARTIN: Well, she said that you were.
EDDIE: (grins) She's lying. (445-449)
Once again, Eddie emphasizes May's dishonesty to Martin—and once again, we should remember that Eddie was the one who came up with the cousin story.
Quote #8
"Boy, you really are incredible! You're unbelievable! Martin comes over here. He doesn't know you from Adam and you start telling him a story like that. Are you crazy? None of it's true, Martin. He's had this weird, sick idea for years now and it's totally made up. He's nuts. I don't know where he got it from. He's completely nuts." (512)
Of course, May actually isn't the most honest person—and judging from her father (a.k.a. the Old Man), it appears she gets the dishonesty… well, honestly. This is her last ditch attempt to paint Eddie as crazy to discredit the incest story.
Quote #9
"I heard every word. I followed it very carefully. He's told me that story a thousand times and it always changes." (515)
May is still trying to cast doubt on Eddie's story about their parents, suggesting that because it's not the truth, the details change from telling to telling. Of course, even if he is telling the truth, it's possible that he jazzes up the details a little bit for his own amusement/pleasure.