How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
[Greta] moved even closer to Lili. Once again, Greta was filled with a need to hold her, and she took Lili's head between her hands. (22.74)
Greta loves Lili more like a mother might love a daughter than a wife would love a husband or wife.
Quote #8
Wasn't that the inexhaustible struggle for Greta? Her perpetual need to be alone but always loved, and in love. (24.4)
This is a crucial conundrum for Greta: She likes her me time, but she needs to have someone to love as well. It's tough to keep the two in balance, but we think she does a good job at it, even if it means she always puts others before herself.
Quote #9
"Do you think I'll ever fall in love?" Lili had begun to ask, as spring returned and the gray seeped out of the harbor, replaced by the blue. "Do you think something like that could happen even to me?" (24.4)
Nothing says hope quite like springtime imagery with its blooms and blue skies. Here, it's subtly foreshadowed that yes, Lili will find love before the book ends.