How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Maybe we'll bring some folks home with us. They'll sit in the parlor with Papa. (9.15)
For Thomas, a home is something to be shared with other people from the community.
Quote #8
You could live here forever, [Thomas] thought. Forever and forever. You could get a bicycle and let all kinds of dogs chase after you down these roads.
Thomas is beginning to feel really at home in the new town. Forever is a really long time.
Quote #9
"Is that all we're made of? […] Are we to let fools run us out of this historic house, our home? […] Whoever thought to make us run doesn't know what we are made of!" (12.27-12.58)
Mr. Small feels that home is something to be protected, valued, and even fought for. Notice that he says "historic home." Living in a house involved in the Underground Railroad is his life dream. That's part of why he's so attached to it.