How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I supposed I would probably marry Patrick, knock out a few kids, live a few streets away from where I had always lived. (2.5)
What a plan for the future, huh? We can already detect a sense of resignation in Lou's choice of words—you don't normally use the phrase "knock out a few kids" when you're actually excited about the prospect of being a parent.
Quote #2
"You were just looking at my photographs. Wondering how awful it must be to live like that and then turn into a cripple." (3.92)
Will had big dreams and ambitions for his future, as most of us do, but they were all stolen from him in an instant. He didn't even have a chance to make peace with that loss. This leads to a great deal of psychological turmoil and, ultimately, to his attempt to end his own life.
Quote #3
"You should be out there, claiming the world as your own, getting in trouble in bars, showing off your strange wardrobe to dodgy men…" (7.92)
As Will grows increasingly fond of Lou, he can't understand why she hems herself in so much. Why has she accepted her fate as a lifelong townie? Why has she kept herself from pursuing her dreams? Why has she given up on her future? Lou doesn't have a good answer for any of these questions.