Key+Quotes+&+Explanations


 * //"The world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted."//

This quote has an extreme amount of truth behind it. The meaning of it is that our world is a harsh place and at any moment you can be lost, hurt, or forgotten. This is also saying that if the world had teeth, it would bite or hurt you anytime it could. It would try to damage you as much as it can. Its a rough world, and sometimes it doesn't get any easier.

This quote is almost like a foreshadowing event. It is telling the reader that danger lies ahead and that Trisha might not survive. She may die and never see her family ever again.
 * //"Besides, you may never get to be Pete's age, that disquieting inner voice said. How could anyone have such a cold and scary voice inside them? Such a traitor to the cause? You may never get out of these woods."//