How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"You were amazing," she said afterward. "Thanks again, Rafe."
I liked that she thought I was amazing. It kind of made me feel amazing. Not only was Jeanne Galletta smiling at me like crazy, but I'd just spent the afternoon doing the kind of stuff that good people (not just normal people, but good people) do.
Maybe that's where I got my nerve to say what I said next. "Do you want to go get some pizza after this?" (40.16-18)
Smiling girls can make you do crazy things. Rafe is feeling pretty great right here. Sure, he's dressed in a huge falcon costume, but Jeanne Galletta thinks he's amazing. That means he might actually be amazing. He could do anything—even ask her out for pizza. It doesn't go so well…but, for a minute at least, he's flying high.
Quote #8
Mom was mad at me, Bear was more in my face than ever, and the two of them were arguing about me all the time. Not only that, but Miller was still alive, Jeanne was about to be my tutor, and I was officially one of the worst kids in school. (48.4)
Yeah. It's not a great time to be Rafe. This is how he sees himself, which has to really stink.
Quote #9
Bottom line? I'd broken my own No-Hurt Rule, big-time, and I didn't need Leo to tell me what that meant: I'd just lost my third and final life in Operation R.A.F.E. The game was over. As far as the mission was concerned, I was now officially dead. (62.3)
After Rafe lands Jeanne in detention, he realizes that he's hurt another person while on his big rule-breaking mission. That's it. Operation R.A.F.E. is over. He's toast. He's officially the worst person on the planet now.