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Lisa Murray
Carlos Marcano is a charismatic but somewhat sinister character, with whom Liz quickly becomes enamored. A handsome, confident young man, he dazzles Liz, as well as Sam, with his humor and intelligence. Carlos claims to be waiting on an inheritance from his family; he even brags that when his inheritance comes in, he’ll buy an apartment and live with Sam and Liz. However, Liz begins to realize that Carlos is a drug dealer, as well as a user—and, as a result of his addiction, he’s an unreliable, volatile person. Liz also begins to realize that Carlos, despite claiming that he only loves Liz, is in relationships with other women. In many ways, Carlos is a younger version of Liz’s own father: smart, witty, handsome. Like her mother before her, Liz is tempted to enter into a life of drug addiction, tethered to a likeable but basically untrustworthy figure. Unlike her mother, however, Liz makes the difficult choice to leave Carlos and take more responsibility for her own future.
Carlos Marcano Quotes in Breaking Night
The Breaking Night quotes below are all either spoken by Carlos Marcano or refer to Carlos Marcano. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7
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"Who was that?" I'd do my best not to sound accusing. Always it was a cousin, a neighbor, or a friend's girlfriend.
"My friend's girl, ain't she a sweetheart," he'd explain. "I might check them for dinner, she just gave me the address." And always, the explanation was a concrete wall that I could not penetrate. The more I persisted, the more I might draw attention to myself. Better to let it slide; he cared about me, I was certain.
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Chapter 8
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There was no pain involved, only the weight of his heavy body, the strong smell of latex and of his hot breath. To my surprise, my first thought was that being with him was emptier that I'd expected, more function than joy.
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In the center of the foil, ever so faint and small, I found tiny specks of white powder.
"Sam! Sam."
"Yeah."
"Don't flush. Be quiet and look at this. . . . He's on coke."
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Chapter 10
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Turns out people could just vanish. I couldn't help but sit there and think about the woman who'd been murdered a few feet from my room. How had she gotten there, in a seedy motel room with a violent man who claimed he loved her? And was I really any different?
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Carlos Marcano Quotes in Breaking Night
The Breaking Night quotes below are all either spoken by Carlos Marcano or refer to Carlos Marcano. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7
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"Who was that?" I'd do my best not to sound accusing. Always it was a cousin, a neighbor, or a friend's girlfriend.
"My friend's girl, ain't she a sweetheart," he'd explain. "I might check them for dinner, she just gave me the address." And always, the explanation was a concrete wall that I could not penetrate. The more I persisted, the more I might draw attention to myself. Better to let it slide; he cared about me, I was certain.
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Chapter 8
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There was no pain involved, only the weight of his heavy body, the strong smell of latex and of his hot breath. To my surprise, my first thought was that being with him was emptier that I'd expected, more function than joy.
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In the center of the foil, ever so faint and small, I found tiny specks of white powder.
"Sam! Sam."
"Yeah."
"Don't flush. Be quiet and look at this. . . . He's on coke."
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Chapter 10
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Turns out people could just vanish. I couldn't help but sit there and think about the woman who'd been murdered a few feet from my room. How had she gotten there, in a seedy motel room with a violent man who claimed he loved her? And was I really any different?
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