How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Lavender's handsome in the NASCAR way, and if I was old enough I'd snatch him up and marry him before sundown. I've asked him plenty of times already, starting the day I turned six. (4.24)
Mo is totally head over heels in puppy love with Lavender, Dale's handsome nineteen-year-old brother. Instead of being speechless in front of him, though, Mo constantly asks him to marry her. What a plucky girl.
Quote #2
"I think I know what you mean about Miss Lana."
He looked up at me, his expression suddenly as fragile and vulnerable as a new fawn. "You do?"
"Yes, sir," I said. "I miss her too." (4.90-92)
The Colonel is a pretty closed-off guy when it comes to his emotions, but Mo knows that he's actually sensitive deep down inside. And just like her, he loves Miss Lana more than anything.
Quote #3
For the first time since Lavender walked through the door, Miss Rose actually looked at me. Her face softened, and she reached up to brush the hair from my eyes. "Sometimes I think you love Lavender near as much as I do," she said. (5.131)
Mo loves Dale's family (minus his mean dad) just as much as she loves her own. After all, if she's going to eventually marry Lavender as planned, she has to be a part of the family, right?