How we cite our quotes: (Chapter, Paragraph)
Quote #10
"I think maybe everybody falls," I say. "I think maybe we all do. And I don't think that's the asking."
I pull on her arms gently to make sure she's listening.
"I think the asking is whether we get back up again." (42.60-62)
Here, Todd's finally coming to terms with what guilt means. Instead of guilt being about screwing up—which everyone does—it's about what you do after you screw up. The important part isn't the guilt you feel, then, but overcoming that feeling by making the situation better and moving past what you've done wrong.