How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
I felt guilty even thinking about love while our world was in such chaos […] but my heart was making its own rules and refusing to be controlled by my conscience. (13.87)
Ellie can't fight love any more than we can—there's basically no bossing around the human heart.
Quote #8
"Oh, Lee, I don't want to get rid of you. I don't want to get rid of anyone. We all have to get on, living in this place the way we are, for God knows how long."
"Yes," he said. "This place, Hell. It seems like Hell sometimes. Now for instance." (14.37-38)
This is bad news: Drama in isolation might cause some major trouble for this group of teens. They really have to stick together in order to survive.
Quote #9
He grinned. "How can I say I love you for your mind, after everything I've just said? But I do."
It was the first time he'd used the word love, and it sobered me, a bit. (15.75)
What will happen if Ellie decides she doesn't love Lee back? Love is plenty tricky in its own right, but it's all the trickier when there are literally only seven people around to interact with.