How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
From where I sat on the blue plaid sofa, I couldn't see where these other voices were coming from. But to my distress and dismay, the voices sounded pretty surely like they might be coming from inside my head. (7.15)
This is a big moment for Mibs—she's just now getting her savvy. The problem is, though, that she wants her savvy to be waking things up, so she's going to spend the next several chapters denying the voices in her head (which, let's be real, is what a lot of sane people would do). This is a turning point in the story and the truth of the moment is something that Mibs needs to come to terms with and communicate with herself about… but if she didn't deny the voices in her head, most of the book wouldn't happen.
Quote #5
Perhaps Samson's strengthening touch was just an ordinary sort of human magic, the kind of magic that exists in the honest, heartfelt concern of one person for another. (13.5)
Communication isn't always just about spoken words—Samson is really great at making people feel at ease and like they are understood, which is what communication should do. Have you ever communicated a thought with a friend from across a room, just using your face? It's kind of like that. Samson is a pretty interesting character—normally the calming force in a story comes from an older character, but Samson is the youngster of the crowd. Which brings up an interesting question: How cool is Samson going to be when he grows up?
Quote #6
"What's the half-baked idiot thinking? Lester should have his head examined," Rhonda was saying from Lester's left arm. "How could any son of mine turn out to be such a namby-pamby?" (13.6)
Notice the pattern with Lester? He allows too many people to tell him what he's doing wrong—he needs to learn to communicate with himself a lot more.