How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
I was convinced that if all these people found out about Mom and Dad and who I really was, it would be impossible for me to keep my job. So I avoided discussing my parents. When that was impossible, I lied. (4.9.11)
Mom refused to mold herself to society, but Jeannette ends up compromising herself to fit in. Maybe Mom had a point in that last quote.