How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Like so much else that had happened that weekend, I found myself in this unexpected moment with my sister almost holding my breath. Finally I said, "I mean, we never did that, you know? When we were kids." (11.209)
The Greene sisters don't exactly have the same kind of childhood past times as other little girls who play at being models—instead they worked through their childhoods and never got the chance to make those memories.
Quote #5
"It's hard. Harder than I thought it would be." She opened a book by her elbow, flipping through the pages, then shut it. "I don't remember that much for some reason." (12.41)
Whitney's writing exercise is a way to get her to reflect on her past and the events that have brought her to where she is now. It may be difficult and tedious to look back on her life year by year, but it helps her to understand herself.
Quote #6
"You think I hate you?" she asked. Her voice, I noticed suddenly, was clear. Crystal. Not a sniffle to be heard. "Is that what you think the problem is here?" (14.113)
Clarke and Annabel clearly remember their falling out differently. Annabel thinks that Clarke hates her, but Clarke was hurt and expected Annabel to come make it up to her—though she never did.