How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"I'm rested now. We're running low on water and food. We've been here three weeks. It's time to go, don't you think?" (16.14)
After he's injured, Jim Byron starts consulting with his children more instead of just ordering them around.
Quote #8
Gerry reached out for Dylan's hand and Dylan took it. They didn't look at each other. It was just electricity, I guess. I remember Mom doing that. (18.31)
Even though, in some ways, The Great Wide Sea is a portrait of a broken family, there's always a sense that the bonds in the Byron clan are strong.