How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
But Cathy was also their friend, and even though she occupied a slightly odd role in the group […] she was one of them. (8.13)
If Cathy's an odd role, what are the other people's roles? And how is Goodman not an odd role?
Quote #5
Jules was much more critical of Ethan; she was the one who told him when something he'd come up with was a poor idea. (10.71)
Despite the weird half-love relationship, Jules and Ethan have one of the better friendships in the book because they're honest with each other (except about Goodman).
Quote #6
Sometimes Jules and Ash shared a fantasy of having children within months of each other so that they could be mothers together, and their kids could be friends—best friends. (11.153)
Sometimes this works out—people's kids become friends—but more often than not, parents liking each other has little bearing on whether their children do, too.