How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Basically, if you put fence around New York City, you'd have the world's biggest nontraveling circus.
When we woke up at dawn the next morning, there were already joggers, bicyclers, even horseback riders weaving their way along the miles and miles of trails in Central Park. We slipped down out of the trees and casually wandered the paths. (76.1-2)
The flock members thought that they were the only freaks out there, but they're wrong. There are plenty of "normal" human beings who do totally weird things and wear odd outfits—which the kids happily find out when they reach New York City.
Quote #8
"You know what I like about New York?" the Gasman said, noisily chewing his kosher hot dog. "It's full of New Yorkers who are freakier than we are." (79.1)
The Gasman is right: If there's any place where the flock members can blend in, it's New York City. There's such a huge diversity of people that no one would even give them a second glance—so long as they keep their wings hidden, that is.
Quote #9
The next morning, Fang came back from town and placed the New York Post at my feet with a little bow. I flipped through the paper. On page six, I saw "Mysterious Bird-Children Nowhere to Be Found." (113.1)
Max and her fellow bird hybrids may have done a terrible job of keeping their wings a secret, but it turns out that in New York City, it's not that big of a deal. After a couple of days, they're not even frontpage news anymore.