How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
It didn't matter how cruel she was. No one deserved the Waiting Room, not even Martina. (24.71)
Really? Not even Martina? What about Mr. Curtain? Or Jackson or Jillson? Is there anyone in this book that you think deserves a punishment like the Waiting Room? Is there anyone anywhere? Think it over, and then explain why you feel the way you feel. To yourself. To a friend. To anyone who will listen. Or just to a piece of paper or a computer screen. They can be good listeners, too.
Quote #8
"Mr. Benedict had a feeling you would choose to stay. 'That is exactly the kind of children they are,' he said." (29.101)
When Milligan appeared in Chapter 29, did you think the kids would leave the island with him? Or did you, like Mr. B, have a feeling they would choose to stay and finish their mission? It seems like the tests they all passed in the beginning were pretty accurate—these are kids who are pretty intent on doing what they think is right. Right? We're curious, though: do you think Sticky and Constance would have chosen to stay if Kate and Reynie hadn't spoken up first? Why or why not?
Quote #9
What has happened to you? he thought. He'd never expected doing the right thing to be so hard. But it was. (30.30)
And it is. But remember back in the discussion of courage earlier in this section where we brought up that whole Eleanor Roosevelt thing about doing the thing you think you can't do? Yeah, well that holds true for principles too. Why? Because holding to your principles when it would be way easier to just compromise them and go with the flow requires courage. Courage and principles kind of go hand in hand.