Glass castle
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- Rex
- "If you don't mind, honey, I think I'd like to sit here by myself for awhile"- pg 117)
- "Leave that to me. Don't I always take care of you"- pg 10
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- Rose
- You know you’re down and out when the Okies laugh at you." (129)
- There’s no reason to grieve. We’ve all got to go someday, and Grandma had a life that was longer and fuller than most. And now we have a place to live.” (92)
- Jeannette
- All those years in Welch with no food, no coal, no plumbing, and Mom had been sitting on land worth a million dollars.” (273)
- Mom gave me a startled look. I’d broken one of our unspoken rules: We were always supposed to pretend our life was one long and incredibly fun adventure.” (69)
- "In my mind, Dad was perfect, although he did have what mom called a bit of a drinking problem."(pg 23)- Jeannette was saying about her dad.Rose said that she married Rex to get away from home but being with him was even worse (pg 27).Jeannette described her dad as a very dramatic storyteller because his stories seemed so far stretched.
- Brian
- All those years in Welch with no food, no coal, no plumbing, and Mom had been sitting on land worth a million dollars.” (275)
- 1. Mom gave me a startled look. I’d broken one of our unspoken rules: We were always supposed to pretend our life was one long and incredibly fun adventure.” (69)2. All those years in Welch with no food, no coal, no plumbing, and Mom had been sitting on land worth a million dollars.” (273)3. "if you want to be treated like a mother, act like one." (219)
- Lori
- "I wonder what life will be like now“ (52)
- 1. “That’s the thing to remember about all monsters: they love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run.” (37)2. "there is 950 bucks" (264) how he is going to give her the tutiiotion money even while being homeless3. "the hell you are" (264) about how he cares to much for her to drop out
- Maureen
- "sorry for everything" (250)
- 1. "Lori was the smart one, Maureen was the pretty one, and Brian was the brave one. You never had much going for you except that you always worked hard." (270)2. Jeannette stuck up for Brian and fought her own grand mother for him.3.Rose told him to sell the ring he found.
- It's a place where no rules apply, or at least they haven't figured 'em out yet“ (61)
- 1. "Lori was the smart one, Maureen was the pretty one, and Brian was the brave one. You never had much going for you except that you always worked hard." (270)2. braces herself, expecting to hear a scream, but there is only silence and then a small, broken whimpering" (228)3. "sheep don't win horse races" rex to lori about how she was thinking the wrong way (227)
- "We could live like this forever" (18)
- 1. “She's gone nuts.”2."Lori was the smart one, Maureen was the pretty one, and Brian was the brave one. You never had much going for you except that you always worked hard." (270)3.After Maureen’s arraignment, the entire family becomes enraged with each other, “giving vent to all the years of hurt and anger, unloading his or hurt accumulated grievances and blaming the others for allowing the most fragile one of us to break into pieces. (276)
- couldn't find any quotes from her but she got out of mental hospital and moved to California.
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