How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
[. . .] the question of being in love was not one I wanted to settle then; what I wanted was to be alone in a room with [Paul] and naked (4.18).
Love, shmove. Lucy defies yet another myth about sexuality by showing that women don't necessarily have to be in love in order to enjoy sex.
Quote #8
[. . .] I was almost overcome with jealousy. Why had such an extraordinary thing happened to her and not to me? Why had Mr. Thomas chosen Myrna as the girl he would meet in secret and place his middle finger up inside her and not me? [. . .] This would have become the experience of my life, the one all others would have to live up to (4.23).
Whoa, this is one of those moments in the novel that's sure to stop us dead in our tracks. What did you think of Lucy's reaction of feeling jealous that Mr. Thomas chose to molest Myrna instead of her?
Quote #9
[. . .] except for eating, all the time [Paul and I] spent together was devoted to sex. I told [Mariah] what everything felt like, how surprised I was to be thrilled by the violence of it (for sometimes it was that, violent), what an adventure this part of my life had become [. . .] (4.30).
Wait, did we just wander into an episode of Sex and the City? Lucy sure is open with Mariah about her sex life. And, given what we know of their relationship, we can't help wondering whether Lucy is boasting just a little in order to make Mariah jealous.