How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
She'd just remind us that there's more places to be together than this one. She'd tell us we don't have to give up if this life doesn't give us everything we want. There's always another one. (3.29)
Summer may have come to Aunt May and Uncle Ob kind of late—after all, they were already elderly when she arrived—but that doesn't really matter because they all believe that they'll be together again eventually.
Quote #5
But maybe God intended for me to sleep in that morning, needed me to stay home, as He counted on all the day's events spreading out just like He'd planned it. (6.5)
By believing that things are happening as they should, Summer is able to stay sane and focused. Instead of losing it over Aunt May's death and Uncle Ob's subsequent depression, Summer has to have faith that things will work out somehow. Surely there's a greater plan, right?
Quote #6
Surely he knew he'd never get Ob and me inside of a church, even if it served a thousand different kinds of doughnuts. (7.3)
Summer and Uncle Ob might not be up for church, but that doesn't mean that they don't believe in anything. They have a lot of faith in a God and afterlife—they just prefer to quietly and personally carry out their faith.