How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Sometimes Lily felt there was an aura about her, a scent of danger as well as cooking smells that hung about her hair and skin and clothes, so that people, without knowing they were doing it, backed away from her. (13.11)
Lily's biggest problem isn't looking like Pop or allegedly smelling like a kitchen. Nope, Lily's biggest problem is Lily. She's a mega drama queen in a paranoid sort of way, and this behavior in itself is prideful; she assumes the whole world is paying attention to her when the reality is that they probably aren't. Unfortunately, Lily's self-importance actually causes her to feel unhappy about herself and how others may perceive her.
Quote #5
"But then he'd be in your Year!" cried Lara, and there were sounds of disgust from almost all the girls. Who wanted to go out with a boy in your Year? A boy you'd known since primary school, and possibly even kindergarten? Who'd had disgusting habits when he was a little kid, even if he'd curbed them now. (16.7)
For boy-crazy sophomores who desperately want guys to notice them, these girls sure aren't approaching things logically. If they would stop thinking they're too good for boys they went through childhood with, they might realize they've changed and open up a new door for potential boyfriends.
Quote #6
Her mother stared straight into her daughter's eyes, and Lily suddenly felt that Mum knew all abut her crush on Daniel Steadman, knew how she lay awake at nights and thought of him. (19.39)
What is it about having a crush that makes girls want to keep it from their moms? They're moms, which means they were once love-crazy teenagers themselves. They have a sixth sense about these things. This, of course, makes any of Lily's prideful attempts to conceal her emotions totally irrelevant.