How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"The thing is," Peter said, "over there, it was easy. We didn't think too much about it, we just saw our chance and took it. But lately I'm thinking crazy stuff. I'm thinking, there's a curse on that money. Maybe somebody has to pay." (20.60)
Peter had no qualms about stealing the money when he was over in Europe, but now he's starting to feel bad about it—unlike Joe. He wants to do something or give it back, but Joe will never agree to that.
Quote #5
He kept his hand on the base of my spine. "Inside you, right here, along your backbone…," and he ran his finger down it again, making me shiver, "…you've got something. Like the needle of a compass. You know the right way to go." (20.75)
Evie has a kind of purity that lets her know what's wrong and what's right—without any other influences (greed, selfishness, prejudice) clouding her judgment. That's what draws Peter to her.
Quote #6
I'd wanted to learn what love was like, but this wasn't what I'd felt with Peter. It was cheap and stupid and stayed with you. It was animal and mineral, it was a bad taste and a terrible feeling. (23.41)
Getting sexual with Wally isn't like getting sexual with Peter at all. Evie realizes that she doesn't want to be loose with her morals with just anyone; she wants to do it out of love.