Find quotes from this novel, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Freedom and Confinement Quotes
We now lock up one out of every hundred adults, far more than any other country in the world. (2.50)
Rules and Order Quotes
When cash ran low, I would be sent off to retrieve money wires from Alaji at various banks—a crime itself, although I did not realize it. (1.43)
Identity Quotes
I was twenty-four in 1993 and probably looked like just another anxious young professional woman. (1.2)
Family Quotes
My family was proud and beaming as I took my degree. (1.9)
Drugs and Alcohol Quotes
Because it was stuffed with drug money, I was more concerned than one might normally be about lost luggage. (1.1)
Race Quotes
[My family and friends] doubted that a "nice blond lady" like me could ever end up in prison. (2.47)
Sexuality Quotes
Among our loose social circle was a clique of impossibly stylish and cool lesbians in their mid-thirties. (1.15)
Religion Quotes
There were a host of religious opportunities at Danbury: a Friday Mass for Catholics […], a Spanish Christian service on weekends; a Buddhist meditation group and also rabbinical visits on Wednes...
Friendship Quotes
I was overwhelmed by kindness and concern and cried over ever letter. (2.76)