How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
'Let me guess what you're thinking,' said Jules, rising to his feet and sauntering to the front of the room. 'You're starting to wish you'd never met Patch. You wish he'd never fallen in love with you. Go on. Laugh at the position he's put you in. Laugh at your bad choice.'
Hearing Jules talk about Patch's love filled me with irrational hope. (28. 90-91)
Patch has made Nora vulnerable to Jules's violence because Jules recognizes Patch's feelings for Nora. Jules can't physically hurt Patch because he is immortal, but he thinks he can inflict pain on him by killing Nora. What do you think of Jules's premise here? Is watching a loved one suffer worse than enduring the pain personally? Even if you knew a loved one would bring you great suffering and require tremendous sacrifice from you, would you still want that person in your life?
Quote #8
Right then, I wanted to go back in time and relive every moment with him. One more secret smile, one more shared laugh. One more electric kiss. Finding him was like finding someone I didn't know I was searching for. He'd come into my life too late, and now was leaving to soon. I remembered him telling me he'd give up everything for me. He already had. He'd given up a human body of his own so I could live. (29.90)
These lines read like a dating profile section asking Nora to list her ideal relationship. She lays out what love is in her view: laughter, attraction, excitement, and sacrifice for the other person.
Quote #9
Tears stung my eyes. With no time for second thoughts, I threw myself off the rafter. (29.96)
Nora technically isn't giving up her life to save Patch's—he's immortal—but she knows that she's in a situation where she will die, so she chooses to sacrifice her life to give Patch what he wants, which is still brave. Do you think this is truly an act of love, though? What about self love?