How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
'She wasn't going to keep her wings after plotting to kill you. The moment she tried to get back into heaven, the avenging angels would have stripped them. She had it coming sooner or later. I just sped things up.' (26.89)
As Dabria did, Patch alludes to the rule system in heaven. In true Patch form, though, he has no problem taking matters into his own hands, busting out a bit of vigilante justice.
Quote #8
'I'm at school. We broke in,' [Vee] said in a voice that was naughty to perfection. 'We want to play hide-and-seek but don't have enough people for two teams. So… do you know of a fourth person who could come play with us?' (26.105)
Using the school as the background for the climactic final fight reinforces the idea that conventionally safe places of rule and order, such as school, are no longer safe in this story. None of the rules of parents, law enforcement, or school can protect Nora from Jules.
Quote #9
'My mom!' I gasped. I found the clock on the nightstand. It was just after two in the morning. 'They must have opened the bridge. How does this whole guardian angel business work? Am I the only person who can see you? I mean, are you invisible to everyone else?' (30.32)
Nope, he's not invisible, but what's really striking here is that Nora just spent the previous evening in a fierce battle, even dying for a while there. But forget all that: Here she is worried that her mom will find a boy in her room in the middle of the night.