How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
It was an extraordinarily friendly smile. Clara was struck to the heart. Improbable as it might seem, this girl—who was graceful and clever and older than she—liked her. Of the seventeen children who were coming to her birthday party, there was not one, Clara felt, who really liked her. (1.28)
Clara Wintermute is so starved for the company of other children, especially since all of her siblings are dead, that she can't forget the one time that Lizzie Rose smiles at her. She decides that she has to track down this girl and become friends with her pronto.
Quote #2
Lizzie Rose and Parsefall trailed after it. Clara would have liked to wave to them, but she forced herself to speak only to her guests. She stayed close to Miss Cameron, uttering stock phrases of hospitality. (4.21)
Clara desperately wants to spend more time with Lizzie Rose and Parsefall after her birthday party, but she knows that she'll never be allowed to befriend two street children. Her parents would find it most unsavory.
Quote #3
Lizzie Rose smiled to herself. It was his favorite, and her masterpiece. She had told it many times and perfected each detail; if she was in the mood to describe every gemstone on the enchanted coach, or every ribbon on Cinderella's gown, she didn't spare him. "Wrap yourself up," she whispered, "and I'll tell." She reached for his quilt so that she could wind a cocoon around him. (10.16)
Parsefall might not let Lizzie Rose get close most of the time, but he's a glutton for stories. That's when they really get along—when Lizzie Rose is telling him a fairy tale with plenty of lush details and action.