How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"I don't know if your brother is gay," Mom says, pouring milk into the bottom of her cup. "It's clear to me he and James love each other. Link seems happy more often than not."
For this we had to get tea and cake?
"They are both very young," Mom says. "I'm not sure they know." (5.14-16)
Here's a question for the ages: When is someone old enough to know they are in love? Is there a certain age you have to reach in order for love to count (for lack of a better word)?
Quote #5
"I'm not an expert," he says, "but I don't think sex is the thing that makes someone gay."
"What does?"
"It's more whom you love," James says. "The how and why of it. And if what you get back is worth what you give up."
What is he talking about? (6.20-23)
James might not be an expert, but we think he has a pretty good idea of what's going on. There's no one thing that makes someone gay, but seeing as sex and love often go hand in hand, he's at least headed in the right direction.
Quote #6
"But you love Link," I say to remind myself that when compared with Link, my qualities are irrelevant.
"It's hard to love Link," James says. "It's not something he encourages."
"He loves you," I say, no longer as sure about that as I was an hour ago.
"He has no clue what he feels," James says. "About me or math or college. Anything."
(6.42-45)
James is right (again), but we think that just because Link isn't sure about his emotions doesn't mean he doesn't feel them (you still with us?). Link loves James, for sure, but he's conflicted about what it means to love him.