How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
It was a plastic container of thyme, already opened, but more than half full. JUST IN CASE YOU DECIDE TO STICK AROUND, the note said in messy, slanted writing. WE HAD THREE OF THESE. (8.332)
What a sneaky way to convey your feelings to the girl you have a crush on, right? Dave's obviously trying to find a way to tell Mclean that he thinks she should stick around and, you know, maybe even go on a date with him.
Quote #5
"Hey Mclean," Dave called out through the screen door. I looked over to see him surrounded by white: on the ground at his feet, blown onto the wall behind him, and flakes still falling. "You ready to go?"
I looked back at my dad's door, now all quiet behind it. No, I thought. I'm not. (9.274-275)
Mclean's used to picking up and moving away, but she's not quite ready to leave Lakeview, despite the fact that she prides herself in not getting attached to a place. Nope—to her surprise, she'd like to stay here for as long as she can, if she can help it.
Quote #6
From this distance, in the dimness, the model looked surreal, made up of parts filled with buildings, bordered by long stretches of empty space. It reminded me of the way cities and towns look when you are flying at night. You can't make out much. But the places where people have come together, and stayed, are collections of tiny lights, breaking up the darkness. (10.46)
Home is different for everyone, but it always involves other people. Mclean knows this to be true when she flies—the places where lights are gathered and clumped together are the places where people have made their homes and their communities.