How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
With a satisfied smile, Capricorn puts his hands in his pants pockets. "Yes, you all love something, softhearted as you are," he said. "Children, grandchildren, brothers and sisters, parents, dogs, cats, canary birds […] There are no exceptions: farmers, shopkeepers, even policemen have families or at least keep a dog." (34.50)
If you broaden the definition of family to include pets, as well as really close people who aren't necessarily biologically connected to you, then yes, Capricorn's statement is true. Everyone has something or something that they love. Family is just a convenient name for the category of people whom you'd do anything to protect.
Quote #8
As for Elinor, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She would have rather seen her favorite niece again anywhere but here. (50.50)
That's one of the annoying things about family; they're always popping up where you least expect them. Like in prison cells, jeez. Elinor is bummed to see Resa/Teresa, her niece, in Capricorn's prison—as far as Elinor knew, she was still inside Inkheart, but now she's not only back in our world, she's also in deep trouble. Bummer.
Quote #9
"Wait!" spat Basta. "Stop, stop, not so fast. Where are you off to, then, Resa? To join your beloved family? You think I didn't understand all that whispering down in the crypt? Well, I did." (57.25)
D'oh. It was better when Capricorn and Basta didn't know who Resa was, because then they'd only have another way of coercing Mo and/or Meggie into reading for them. Now Capricorn's dead, but Basta is still pretty good at threatening people into getting his way. And when you've got a family member there to threaten, well, so much the better. Luckily Basta lets Resa go in order to distract everyone so he can escape. Whew.