Quotes

"I know you want to be beautiful like Helen. You will never be as pretty as your sister, but with my doctor's help, you can look very nice" page 77 Gomo

"Let's face it. It's true. Helen's always been prettier and better at everything" page 133 Joyce


"Before I came to the United States, I was the most beautiful girl in my village, and then when I got here, everyone said I was ugly and didn't know how your Uncle Joseph could have fallen in love with such an ugly girl. That is why got so many changes to my body, so I could feel pretty again." "So you changed how you looked so that you could fit in?" page 180 Gomo and Joyce


"I am who I am, I might not be the prettiest or the smartest or even know what I want to be someday, but I do know what's important to me right now"  page 279 Joyce