Place Quote

"Lake O' the Cherokee's was a place where you imagine god might live."

-Taylor, on the place where Turtle points out her mother has died. pg 217

Character

"You know where we're going now? We're going home." She swung her heels against the seat.

"Home, home, home, home." She sang

-Taylor and Turtle, talking on their way home after Taylor has officially adopted Turtle. pg 246

Metaphor

"The wisteria vines on their own would just barely get by." Is how I explained it to Turtle. "But put them together with rhizobia and they make miracles."

-Taylor, on how wisteria vines only survive with rhizobia. pg 241

Quote of Novel

"...except now there were people mixed in with the beans and potatoes: Dwayne Ray, Mattie, Esperanza, Lou Ann and all the est. And me. I was the main ingredient."

-Taylor, at the end of the book reiterating the main idea. pg 246

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