Quote 40
What if we could stop being
different colors, different backgrounds, and just be in love
What if we could force everyone to change? (71.33-35)
You can't change someone's thoughts and beliefs by force, and trying to do so almost always has disastrous consequences. (See 1984.) Cadence's heart is in the right place, but her actions cost her the people she loves the most.
Quote 41
Windemere is gabled and angular. Two of the five bedrooms have slanted roofs, and it's the only house on the island with a full attic. There's a big porch and a modern kitchen, updated with marble countertops that look a little out of place. The rooms are airy and filled with dogs. (9.2)
When Cadence first tells us about her beach house, she doesn't mention any possessions besides the dogs. There's a little foreshadowing for you, folks.
Quote 42
The house is a three-story gray Victorian. There is a turret up top and a wraparound porch. Inside, it is full of original New Yorker cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statuettes, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plaques. (11.5)
The only living animals in Clairmont are the dogs, Prince Philip and Fatima. There are plenty of remnants of animals, though, including pieces of ivory and Harris's fishing trophies. It's another glimpse of what lies ahead for the living in this book.