How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
I desperately wanted to go somewhere from before: before counterfeiters' caves; before nowhere places; before cougars; before a boxed body that weighed less than two cats. I hadn't appreciated before when I'd been there. But now before was where I wanted to be, before was where I wanted to live. (17.19)
Ah, and now we arrive at what may be the reason for this obsession with time. Georgie is trying to go back to a place where she felt relieved, happy, and secure. She feels none of those things now, and it's a big problem, so now Georgie just wants to go back, but she can't. The best she can do is think back.