How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
He's exactly like some kind of mutt, you know the ones you see at the dog shelter […] and you know from that second that you're going to take him home? Well that's him. Only he took me home. (1.2.4)
At first glance, this is a simple statement. Edmond's like a puppy dog you can't help but take home… only he's actually the one driving her to his home. Looking back at this line after reading the novel through, it's a play on words with a deeper meaning. The big house in the countryside—as well as Edmond, Daisy's other cousins, and England in general—become Daisy's home in ways she can't even describe.
Quote #2
And for a minute I was so glad I was fifteen and from New York City because even though I haven't actually Seen It All, I have in fact seen more than plenty, and I have one of the best Oh Yeah, This Is So Much What I Usually Do faces of anyone in the crowd. (1.3.2)
Daisy's hometown, New York City, is used as a device to illustrate how jaded and unflappable Daisy thinks she is. In reality, it's all a cover for how utterly terrified she is and how foreign the concept of having a family that cares about her is, but girl is definitely good at fronting.
Quote #3
Edmond said Don't worry and I said I AM NOT WORRIED because THERE IS NO WAY I AM GOING. And looking at all of those miserable faces I wondered whether this was a cultural thing or what, that no one in this country says You've got to be kidding when told to vacate their home. (1.15.6)
Just a few short weeks later, New York is but a distant memory, and Daisy has become so attached to her new surroundings that they've become her real home. One that she staunchly and adamantly refuses to leave… well, until she absolutely has to.