How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Line)
Quote #1
In that instant, I realize that he knows exactly who I am. He won't say it out loud, though. Like other people in our sector who have realized who I am and helped me in the past, he doesn't exactly disapprove of the trouble I cause for the Republic. (1.5.47)
The Republic would like everyone to believe that dissenters are rare, but that's not true. In poor areas like the Lake sector, a lot of people disagree with what the government has been doing. Day actually finds people to help him quite often.
Quote #2
I still can't get used to the crumbling walls, the lines of worn clothing hanging from balconies, the clusters of young beggars hoping for a bite to eat from passerby… but at the very least, my disdain has faded. I think back with some shame on the night of Metias's funeral, when I'd left a giant steak untouched on my plate, without a second thought. (1.14.47)
The reality of the slums shocks June. She always believed that the Republic was a beautiful, wonderful place, but she soon sees that people are literally starving in the streets outside.
Quote #3
And that's when I remember, with a nauseating feeling, the pendant in my pocket. Day's pendant. (1.16.26)
It's a pretty sickening realization when June discovers that this new boy that she really likes is actually the boy she's been hunting down this whole time. What's she going to do with this nugget of knowledge?