How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I lie in bed and words silently tumble out of my mouth. Some people say their prayers at night. I don't. What I say is always the same. My name is Taylor Markham. I live on the Jellicoe Road. (6.54)
Can you imagine growing up in dozens of different places and having to go by a different name every day? If that's what life with Tate was like before she dropped off Taylor on the Jellicoe Road, it's no wonder Taylor looks to her name and location to remind her of her identity.
Quote #2
All I know is that there is something not right. It's in my dreams, it's inside my heart, and without Hannah here, it's an all-consuming feeling of doom. Like something's coming and it's something bad. (10.41)
Whether Taylor knows Hannah's real connection to her or not, she can definitely sense that her absence is directly linked to something deep within her. Since Hannah's gone to be with Tate, Taylor's mother, as she tries to kick drugs, she would be correct.
Quote #3
As I walk back to the school on my own, I realize I'm crying. So I go back to the stories I've read about the five and I try to make sense of their lives because in making sense of theirs, I may understand mine. (12.81)
Ever read a book where you can't help seeing yourself in some of the characters because they're so much like you? That's got to be the feeling Taylor gets reading Hannah's manuscript. Even before she knows the original five are real people, she finds her identity in their story of loss and human connection.