How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I was digging myself in a hole here, and I knew it. But still, I tried to explain myself. "It's just… I don't always say what I feel." (5.226)
Annabel and Owen couldn't be more different in the ways they express themselves. Owen tells everything like it is, and although Annabel doesn't exactly lie, she doesn't always tell the truth either. She's afraid of hurting other people.
Quote #5
I knew he was talking about modeling. But hearing this, I thought of something else, the one thing I could never admit, the biggest secret of all. The one I could never tell, because if the tiniest bit of light was shed upon it, I'd never be able to shut it away again. (7.138)
It's scary to think that if Annabel lets just one thing out, all her secrets will come tumbling out afterward. And how will she ever live with the fact that people know what happened to her?
Quote #6
The little white lies I told on a daily basis, the things I kept in, each time I was not totally honest—I was aware of every one now. I was also cognizant of how good it felt to actually be able to say what I thought to someone. (9.71)
Being around Owen makes Annabel aware of all the little lies that she tells—even if she's not entirely ready to share the truth yet. It also helps her to notice when she's lying to herself, which is the worst kind of lie of all.