How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
The difference between growing up like me and growing up like Will was that he wore his sense of entitlement lightly. (17.157)
This is some more great insight, courtesy of Lou. Will's not entitled in the traditional sense—he doesn't expect to have everything handed to him on a silver platter, and he's always been a hard worker—but his life is imbued with a sense that everything is meant to go his way. Lou has never had that luxury.
Quote #8
The morning of the wedding dawned bright and balmy, as I had secretly known it would. Girls like Alicia always go their way (18.34)
Lou clearly has a bit of resentment toward upper-class gals like Alicia. We can't blame her for that, but we think that she's learned a lot more about the struggles faced by everyone, regardless of class, by the end of the book.
Quote #9
The weddings I went to usually had to separate the bride's and groom's family for fear of someone breaching the terms of their parole. (18.74)
Now, that's pretty amazing. Although it sounds like Lou is talking negatively about the people she grew up with, we think she's actually talking about them in an affectionate way. She much prefers that sort of chaos to the sterile banality of rich folks.