How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I turned around and blurted what I'd been thinking: "When we own the store, you can leave anytime. You can do your studying. You'll have to check with me to make sure I've got help, but after that you can leave. I won't stop you." (3.33)
Wow, that's, um, really thoughtful of Georgie. The thing is, she actually thinks this is a really unselfish position. Part of Georgie's journey is to mature enough to realize that she doesn't—and can't and shouldn't—control all the actions of others.
Quote #5
Agatha squeezed my hand and began to roll over. But before she turned away from me, I started in: "It won't be so bad...A living is as good an inheritance as anyone's got. I'd make a fine partner." (3.45)
Oh, Georgie—of course you would. That's not the point. The point is that you have to let people live their own lives—even your sister. And you also need to hush and let her go to sleep.
Quote #6
I turned on her. "You can't see him. You asked me to run the store with you, remember? We made a pact."
Agatha laughed. "We did not make a pact."
"You did! You asked me to run the store with you."
Agatha frowned. "Did I?"
I huffed. "In February? The day I shot the pigeon? You said, 'We've always got the store.' You said you and I would run it. You did." (7.37-41)
We do feel bad for Georgie here. She is fighting change so hard she can't think about anything else. Agatha is never going to run that store with her, but she just can't accept that Agatha's dreams are different from hers.