How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Okay, I'm done," I say. "I really don't give a s*** what you think. And thanks for the fifty bucks on my birthday every year. I'm sure it will make a huge dent in my college tuition. You're the best mom ever." I hang up, roughly. (2.12.65)
It's pretty rich for Vera's mom to call her for the first time in years to lecture her about going out with an older dude and getting drunk. It's not like Vera's mom has made the best or most responsible decisions, even as an adult.
Quote #5
When I walked in the door, up the steps, and into my room without a grunt, Dad noticed. He said up the steps, "Why don't you come down and we'll order pizza from that new delivery place and pig out?" (3.9.84)
Ken Dietz may be on Vera to get a job and work hard all the time, but that doesn't mean that he's not emotionally in-tune with his daughter. When Vera comes home after that disappointing Valentine's date with Charlie, he tries to make her feel better right away.
Quote #6
The minute she said this, I felt sad for her. I mean, I thought my dad was a dick, but I don't think he ever made my mom shine shoes. (3.10.35)
Jenny Flick may seem like a delinquent with no redeeming values (after all, she burns down a pet shop out of spite), but there's a reason for that, too. Like Charlie, she's haunted and damaged by her horrible family life.