“When Rose takes to screaming, she starts loud, continues loud, and ends loud. Rose has a very good ear and always screams on the same note. I'd tested her before I burnt the library, and our piano along with it. Rose screams on the note B flat. We don't need a piano anymore now that we have a human tuning fork.” NeedsHumansEndsEarsRoseNotesLibraryVery GoodLoudPianoFlatsScreamTestedForksTuning Book:Chime Source: Chime
“I don't like my shoes,' said Rose. 'I'm wearing my shoes and you don't see me complain.' 'You only hear a person complain,' said Rose. 'Not see.' How has Rose lived for seventeen years and no one has killed her, not once?” YearsPersonsSaidRoseShoesComplainingSisterSeventeen Book:Chime Source: Chime
“The handkerchief dabbed at my forehead. 'Ouch! You'll have a fine-looking bruise tomorrow.' 'Then you'll be able to distinguish me from Rose.' The handkerchief paused. 'I could tell you apart from the beginning. You're quite different to each other, you know.' Perhaps he could tell, in the obvious ways. The odd one was Rose; the other odd one was Briony.” KnowsWayDifferentAbleFineTomorrowRoseObviousOddForeheadsBruisesHandkerchiefsOuchOdd One Book:Chime Source: Chime
“When we were small, Rose and I used to play a game called connect the dots. I loved it. I loved drawing a line from dot number 1 to dot number 2 and so on. Most of all, I loved the moment when the chaotic sprinkle of dots resolved itself into a picture. That's what stories do. They connect the random dots of life into a picture. But it's all an illusion. Just try to connect the dots of life. You'll end up with a lunatic scribble.” TryingEndsPlayMomentsStoriesUsedGamesLinesNumbersIllusionRoseDrawingChaoticLunaticDotsSprinklesScribblesNumber 2 Book:Chime Source: Chime
“I don’t mind the disapproving ones so much. It’s the tolerant ones I can’t stand, the ones who smile at Rose, who speak to her ever so slowly and gently. They don’t realize how very intelligent Rose really is. They’re just terrifically pleased with themselves. Look at me! they all but shout. See how broad-minded I am! How wonderfully progressive, how fantastically twentieth century!” MindLooksI CanSpeakRealizingCenturyIntelligentRoseProgressiveBroadsLook At MeTwentieth CenturyDisapproving Book:Chime Source: Chime
“Despite her cough, Rose was in unusually good spirits. That was irritating. If I’m to trade my life for Rose’s, I’d appreciate her exhibiting a touch of melancholy. Also acceptable would be despair.” IfsWould BeSpiritDespairAppreciateTradeRoseDespiteMelancholyAcceptableIrritating Book:Chime Source: Chime
“Now that’s true poetic irony. I rush into battle to defend the fair name of Rose Larkin, and what does she do but fetch Robert to stop me.” DoeNamesBattleFairsRoseIronyPoeticFetch Book:Chime Source: Chime
