How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
It's strange that a big high school like this can be divided into two completely different worlds which seem to know nothing about each other. Or are there many worlds? Is the school actually like a minor galaxy, with a little world for each minority group and one for the poor kids and one for the rich kids, and one for the dopers, or maybe even one for the privileged dopers and one for the dopers who come from not so wealthy backgrounds? All of us being completely unaware of the other worlds until a person tries to step from one sphere to the other. Is that the sin? Or is the real problem in trying to get back to the original globe? (233.1)
We feel like Alice would have benefitted from this clip taken from the definitive authority on all things high school.
Quote #8
Anyway, this morning I was reading an article on identity and responsibility, and it said that kids who aren't allowed to make any decisions for themselves never grow up, and kids who have to make all the decisions before they're ready never grow either. I don't think I fall into either category but it's an interesting idea. (283.1)
We wish she had expanded on this idea a bit further. If she doesn't fall into either category, where does she fall? Does she think that she's more capable of growth so she falls somewhere in the middle, and thus both options are too polarized? Or maybe she's outside the spectrum altogether? What do you think?
Quote #9
Why is life so difficult? Why can't we just be ourselves and have everyone accept us the way we are? Why can't I just be me as I am now and not have to concentrate and fume and get upset about my past and my future. (288.3)
These are all good questions, and we wish Alice had been able to live a bit longer so she could gain the maturity that allows people to know that they can just be themselves. Haters gonna hate, so why bother trying to make other people happy when happiness lies in being true to yourself?