something special Quotes

“Oh, yes, willful was what I wanted to be. Utterly willful. A willful girl was like a hen that crowed: something special.”

Many universal themes are addressed in this little book. Willfulness is mentioned first because I think it ties with the ending theme of original sin (which is a story about willfulness.) The child attempts to determine if she is a willful child, the cat confirms that she is. The child then concludes “willful is what I want to be… something special.”

“Looking for something special, are we?′ This saleswoman was old enough to be Susie’s grandmother. She wore her hair in a bun, each strand pulled tight. She had rings on three fingers of her left hand and she rubbed her hands together as she talked. The sweat ran down the inside of Susie’s jeans.”