How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
What I noticed about Alma Ember is that she didn't seem nervous at all. I guess that is what the world does to you. Or what growing up does, anyway. She seemed quite comfortable to be riding in the backseat of a seventeen-year-old's car with a bunch of high schoolers who I'm sure she'd told herself she'd never see again. (5.61)
A lot of the disconnect that Cullen feels with Alma has to do with the fact that she's older and has lived through more life experiences than him. Quite honestly, it's kind of intimidating. How is a seventeen-year-old supposed to relate to someone who's already been through a divorce?
Quote #5
He highlighted every important line. He bookmarked every referenced page. He scribbled notes in the margins. Cabot Searcy began to care about learning not for the sake of making good grades, but because he still wanted to change the world. (8.29)
Cabot Searcy enters college as an irresponsible, fun-loving, rich boy. It's a good thing that he meets serious scholar Benton Sage, then, because he really helps Cabot to turn his work ethic around.
Quote #6
I never wanted to feel grown up, to be like an adult. I wanted to scream until it hurt my throat and made me talk funny for the rest of the day, and I wanted to run through my neighbor's sprinklers and track mud into the house and shake my wet hair like a dog would in the middle of the living room. (13.46)
Cullen may want to leave Lily, Arkansas, as fast as he can, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he wants to grow up and take on big boy responsibilities. He just wants to live like a kid for a while.