How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I needed that from her. I needed to know that dying and going to heaven didn't involve any regrets or sorrows or worries. (2.33)
Summer may not seem like a particularly religious kid (for example, she never once mentions going to church), but she needs to have faith in Aunt May going on to a better place. She'd be so sad if that wasn't the case.
Quote #2
May always said that once she got with Ob, her mommy and daddy could rest easy, and they finally flew off to that big church picnic in the sky. (2.38)
Like Summer, May believes in heaven because she wants her loved ones to have the best—even after they're gone. There's some real comfort in thinking that there are better things waiting on the other side.
Quote #3
She had a helpless kind of fear about water, about rain, and she'd say God was testing her sense of humor, setting her up in a place called Deep Water. (3.27)
May believes in a God and an afterlife, but she's not a boring old church biddy about it. She has a good sense of humor about all things in life—and all things after life.