How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
I imagined a time not too far off when she and I would be pulling up to a different house, a different door. It would be a place we'd look forward to going to. (5.129)
The one bit of hope Deanna has in her life is to create her own home with people who love her. She imagines that Stacy shares the same hope, with Deanna as part of the picture. If they could just get out of the Lamberts' house, they could maybe be peaceful and happy.
Quote #8
I'd reach across and grab the hand of that other Deanna and say come on, it's okay now. You're home. (5.129)
Deanna sees herself as two people—the person she was before Tommy and the person she is now. She can't integrate them until she gets out of her dad's house, or at least until she finds the guts to face Tommy down. She's had to shut down for now, give up her voice and her power, just to survive day-to-day.