How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
There is nothing about this role that I desperately want. Yet being under the control of any of the protégés in this room for even the slightest moment is a nauseating prospect and I know that if I'm not in charge I'll be spending many a night on surveillance, freezing my bottom off in the middle of the bush. (1.33)
We get it, Taylor. Everyone can probably agree that it's better to be in charge than be the one taking orders—especially if the subject at hand is a competition as brutal as the territory wars.
Quote #2
"They reckon the Cadets are arriving any minute and that this time they mean business." Jessa McKenzie always speaks in a breathless voice, like she hasn't stopped speaking long enough to take a breath her entire life.
"I think they meant business last year when they threw every bike in the school over the cliff." (2.47-48)
There's no doubt about it: Destruction of personal property definitely screams, "We mean business."
Quote #3
After the Cadets are long gone and the Townies are back in their rabbit hole, the real war begins. The Houses are at one another, particularly if one was responsible for losing us territory. (3.2)
So let's get this straight. Once the war is technically over, the Houses at Jellicoe School basically have to live with the outcome for the next year by being pitted against each other. It seems like this competition would totally destroy the morale of the school, but evidently, something keeps them coming back every year.