How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Mom says the farting nurse turned out to be a very nice woman. She stayed with Mom the whole time. Didn't leave her side even after Dad came back and the doctors told them how sick I was. Mom remembers exactly what the nurse whispered in her ear when the doctor told her I probably wouldn't live through the night: "Everyone born of God overcometh the world." (1.How I Came to Life.5)
It takes grit (and courage) to hang in there with people who are in the middle of really tough times. The nice nurse is, well, pleasant. But it is the now-legendary farting nurse who really hangs in there with Auggie's mom through what must have been agony: not knowing if her baby would live or die. The farting nurse shares her strength and courage unflinchingly.
Quote #2
"Julian's a jerk," he whispered before Julian and Charlotte reached us. "But, dude, you're gonna have to talk." He said this seriously, like he was trying to help me. (1.The Performance Space.37)
Even though he doesn't really know August yet, Jack goes out on a limb to give August a heads up about Julian (whom he has known since kindergarten), and offer important basic survival advice.
Quote #3
We were all quiet for a second, all of us just kind of nodding, looking at the floor. Then I looked up at Julian.
"The word's 'supposedly," by the way," I said.
"What are you talking about?"
"You said 'supposably' before," I said. (1.The Performance Space.40-42)
Jack knows the ropes of going to school, and has just told Auggie that he needs to start talking. So Auggie musters up some courage, and pushes back against Julian's boorish behavior.