How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
She missed her parents, who'd stuck a Post-it on the T-shirt at the top of her bag—We love you! Prices never crash! She missed her bedroom, which looked out on her dad's tomato vines. She missed Callie, who most certainly had sent her at least ten never-to-be-seen text messages already. She missed Trevor…
Or, well, that wasn't exactly it. What she missed was the way life had felt when she'd first started talking to Trevor. (3.11-12)
Grade A pity party, Luce. You've been on campus for all of twelve hours, maybe.
Admittedly, this is a lot to take in; getting taken away from your family and friends in your senior year of high school isn't exactly a picnic. But hey, at least you're not DEAD. We bet Trevor wishes he could say the same thing. Too bad he's not around anymore to make you feel good, since that seems to be what most concerns you…We mean, what?
Quote #5
"Did you win?"
Luce laughed a sad, self-effacing laugh and shook her head. "Far from it."
Daniel pursed his lips. "But you were always…"
"I was always what?"
"I mean, you look like you might be a good swimmer," He shrugged. "That's all." (6.79-83)
This quote's more about an actual loss, rather than an emotional one. The important note here isn't about Luce winning or losing the race, but about Daniel's expectation that she would win. Just another moment when he gives away something that maybe indicates he knows more about her than he's letting on.
Quote #6
Everything about this service was inadequate and completely wrong. No one was paying Todd any respect by being here. The whole memorial seemed more like an attempt to teach the student how unfair life could be. That Todd's body wasn't even present said so much about the school's relationship—or utter lack thereof—with the departed boy. None of them had known him; none of them ever would. There was something false about standing here today in this crowd, something made worse by the few people who were crying. It made Luce feel like Todd was even more of a stranger to her than he actually had been. (12.12-13)
Sometimes mourning loss is for the living, not the dead, and Luce points that out here as she watches the poorly performed memorial service for Todd's death. The students don't seem to care, and the faculty seem to do a half-hearted job of even putting the show together, indicating that they didn't even know Todd that well. Does it count as a loss if it's not properly mourned? Anyway, Todd wasn't hot or in love with anybody, so we guess he was expendable. (Also, it would have been awkward of Kate had had to deal with a real death for the rest of the novel, so we guess this is all we're going to get. Sometimes a writer's gotta do what a writer's gotta do.)