"And they live happily ever after."
Chap. 1, p. 3

"It felt pretty good to be able to do things without worrying about the little kids."
Chap. 2, p. 37

"Dicey understood, just then, and wished she didn't, just what the Tillermans had done to Gram by coming to live with her."
Chap. 3, p. 56

"Because Dicey did like buses. She liked any means of transportation. She liked going places."
Chap. 4, p. 61

"She had gotten taller, in his legs especially, she thought. His hands were on his hips and his face was hard. It was as if he was daring her."
Chap. 5, p. 80

"In Provincetown, that was why, because of what people said about Momma and them. About not having a father living in the house with them, about not having their father's name. Nobody in Crisfield knew that, or even suspected, except maybe Millie."
Chap. 6, p. 104

"Dicey didn't care if nobody liked...