Hope Was Here Politics Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Page Number)

Quote #1

"Who's running against him?"

"Nobody. He's too powerful." (29)

Is it really Mayor Millstone who's "too powerful" or is the Real Fresh Dairy the one with all the pull? We're getting our first whiff of the stink that comes from mixing money and politics.

Quote #2

"I'm sure glad you're here to run things, Addie, so I can go make a fool of myself in politics." (13)

Ah, the irony of it all. G.T. actually makes a fool out of the corrupt politicians who control Mulhoney, definitely not himself. Sounds like he knows what he's getting himself into.

Quote #3

I knew zip about politics, but admitting that would not have been shrewd. "I want to help. Is it okay I can't vote yet?" (45)

Bauer demonstrates her craftiness here by using "shrewd" and "politics" in the same sentence.