How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
This is the autumn of wonders, yet every day, every single day, I go back to that burned afternoon in August when T. Ray left. I go back to that one moment when I stood in the driveway with small rocks and clumps of dirt around my feet and looked back at the porch. And there they were. All these mothers. I have more mothers than any eight girls off the street. They are the moons shining over me (14.227).
In the last lines of the novel, Lily rejoices that her search for details about her mother has yielded several maternal figures that provide her with support. Once again, she combines this reference to maternity with the symbol of the moon, highlighting the link between the two.