How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
A fire engine was enshrined in his heart as an appalling thing that he loved with a distant dog-like devotion. They had been known to overturn street-cars. Those leaping horses, striking sparks from the cobbles in their forward lunge, were creatures to be ineffably admired. The clang of the gong pierced his breast like a noise of remembered war. (4.26)
Much like a five-year-old, Jimmie just loves himself some fire engines. They are pretty much the only things he respects, and he relishes the feeling of being in the midst of battle as fire engines speed by.
Quote #8
Maggie observed Pete. (5.8)
This moment may not exactly seem like awe and amazement, but if you know Maggie, you know it's her version of it. Like most of the novel's other characters, she's not moved by much—but once she lays eyes on Pete, she's doomed.
Quote #9
He had certainly seen everything and with each curl of his lip, he declared that it amounted to nothing. Maggie thought he must be a very elegant and graceful bartender. (5.11)
Guess there's nothing as hot as a guy who hates everything. There is nothing Pete isn't above. But while this kind of screams insecurity to us, Maggie is seriously impressed.