How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
That first night in it with Ob and May was as close to paradise as I may ever come in my life. Paradise because these two old people [...] started, from the minute we pulled up in Ob's old Valiant, to turn their rusty, falling-down place into a house just meant for a child. (1.7)
It's easy to marvel at big and fancy houses, but Summer reminds us about what really matters. Her little girl needs are modest—she just needs a family that can love her fully instead of pushing her away. Uncle Ob and Aunt May give her all the love that she needs, and more.
Quote #2
But that's where May and me always parted company. Because I never could count on another chance at happiness. When I got Ob and May after all those years of having nobody, that was my idea of dying and going to heaven. (3.30)
Summer doesn't have any grand life goals, even though everyone says that she's an excellent writer and a smart kid. She doesn't want to go into politics like Cletus or anything like that, and she's just glad that she's gotten this one shot at happiness.
Quote #3
I really didn't expect May to show up, but Ob's enthusiasm was so desperate, so sincere in its belief in miracles, that a part of me held out just a little hope that she might fly her soft spirit over us and come gently into our midst. (5.2)
The descriptions of Aunt May's spirit from beyond the grave make her seem like the nicest, friendliest ghost in the world. If all ghosts were like that, we wouldn't be so scared of dark closets and creepy girls crawling out from the television screen.