How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
He stood there, and I saw something change for him. I saw me change for him. That dress I thought had changed me in his eyes? It had been nothing. This was it, this was finally it, when I got what I wanted. (20.36)
The way to a man's heart—at least Peter's—is to talk to him like an adult, an equal. All this time, Evie's been trying to woo him with cute hairstyles, lipstick, and high heels, but what really made him see her as a woman was her insight into his life.
Quote #8
Being an adult—was this it? Doing the thing you most in your life didn't want to do, and doing it with a shrug? (34.8)
Being a grown-up sure is a bummer. Instead of cocktail parties and glittering gowns, Evie's just dealing with lying under oath and having to go back to her old life and responsibilities. Not so ritzy after all, huh?
Quote #9
"Tell me everything," she said dramatically. "It was in the papers here, you know. My mother said it was an ordeal for your stepfather. An ordeal, she said. But then you said it was you all along who loved him. An older man!" (34.13)
When Evie left on her trip to Florida, she felt like a kid next to Margie because Margie "filled out" her sweaters better (if you know what that means). But now that she's back, she feels light years ahead of Margie, who just wants to gossip like a stupid teenager.