How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
When I said, "But I like [Paul]," an enormous silence fell between [me and Peggy], the kind of silence that is dangerous between friends, for in it they weigh their past together, and they try to see a future together; they hate their present [. . .] I immediately imagined our separately going over the life of our friendship, and all the affection and all the wonderful moments in it coming to a sharp end (4.19).
Why do you think the fact that Lucy likes Paul—in spite of Peggy's warning about him—has become such a huge deal for the future of their friendship?
Quote #5
Because Peggy and I were not getting along, we naturally started to talk about finding an apartment in which we would live together. It was an old story: two people are in love, and then just at the moment they fall out of love they decide to marry (4.27).
Uh, yeah, this makes a lot of sense. Lucy seems well aware that moving in with Peggy isn't the best idea ever. So why does she end up doing it?
Quote #6
It was a last resort for [Mariah]—insisting that I be the servant and she the master. She used to insist that we be friends; but that had apparently not worked out very well; now I was leaving (5.15).
The souring of Mariah and Lucy's relationship suggests the difficulties that can arise when employers and employees try to get chummy (so think twice before you go friending your boss on Facebook).