How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
It was hard to believe that once I'd been so nervous to tell him what I thought. Now, it came naturally. (9.3)
Hanging out with Owen, who pretty much says what he wants (and expects others to do the same), is good practice for Annabel. Soon she's even able to—gasp—tell him that she thinks his music sucks.
Quote #5
Here was my sister, queen of the overshare, holding out on me. Holding back. I was used to having to guess with some people, but never Kristen, and I wasn't sure I liked it. She, however, sounded happier than I'd heard her in months. (12.24)
Not everyone just keeps communicating the same way for their whole lives. Kristen starts learning how to communicate more effectively, and in a way Annabel does too by learning to open up.
Quote #6
But all I could think was that it felt like my whole life had changed—again—in just the few weeks I'd known Owen; and not for the first time, I wanted to tell him so. Find the right words, string them together in the ideal way, knowing that here they would have the best chance of sounding perfect. (12.108)
Like Rolly, Annabel is always waiting for the perfect moment to make her feelings known. But maybe there is never a perfect way to say things. Maybe you just have to let it all out and hope for the best.