How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
First, I sort the candy into color groups. Then I make designs with them. I tell myself that if I get the right combination and eat them in a special order, then I might somehow unlock a secret passageway and be magically transported to heaven (or wherever her spirit is), and my mom will be sitting there smiling at me like she's been waiting for me. (18.2)
There's a name for this: magical thinking. It's sort of like praying, in that you're imagining something you want and doing something ritualistic to manifest it.
Quote #8
Yasmine's father was in the U.S. Marines and got blown up in Afghanistan about eight months ago. Max's dad committed suicide. Robert's stepfather died in a car accident when someone ran a red light. Yikes. I want to know more about all of them, but especially the suicide. (24.3)
Corinna can't comprehend why anyone would choose to die, given that Sophie's death was so totally not by choice. Why do you think people are more curious about the details of suicides than natural deaths?
Quote #9
"This is stupid. There are so many stupid rumors and stories about ghosts and curses and death. And if you're trying to scare me about my mom, she's not even here, for your information." (47.15)
It might not be that Olivia is trying to scare Corinna; it could be that she forgets who she's talking to when she starts telling ghost stories. Almost a year after Sophie's death, Olivia is once again starting to talk to Corinna just like she would her other friends.