Quote 46
It feels clean and open, but it isn't spartan, because everything is opulent. (33.15)
The Sinclairs don't do simple, and even when things are plain, they're expensive. They probably have to take antihistamines when they get near IKEA furniture.
Quote 47
We take down Bess's landscape watercolors and roll up her rugs. We pillage the littles' bedrooms for fun objects. When we are done, the great room is decorated with piggy banks and patchwork quilts, stacks of children's books, a lamp shaped like an owl. (35.3)
In other words, the Liars make Cuddledown look like somebody lives there.
Quote 48
We set this fire and it is burning down Clairmont.
Burning down the palace, the palace of the king who had three beautiful daughters. (58.10-11)
Burning down Clairmont doesn't lead to a reevaluation of old ways. Harris can build new houses forever; it's easier than examining himself.