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Audrey is Ed’s friend and his love interest. She is an underaged cab driver like Ed. She does not allow herself to love anyone because her family was abusive to her as a child. As a result, she only has sex with men she does not care about, like her boyfriend, Simon, and will not sleep with those she does care about, like Ed. She becomes uncomfortable when Ed begins to change as a result of his mission to help others. Her reactions show how finding a purpose in life, like Ed does in the novel, can requires the sacrifice of one’s casual relationships with others. As directed by the Ace of Hearts, Ed helps Audrey by helping her allow herself to feel her love for him for just three minutes. At the end of the novel, Audrey comes to Ed’s home and asks to move in with him, showing that she has learned to allow herself to be vulnerable enough to openly care about and depend upon another person.
Audrey Quotes in I Am the Messenger
The I Am the Messenger quotes below are all either spoken by Audrey or refer to Audrey. 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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3 of Diamonds
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“Something is going to happen at each of the addresses on that card, Ed, and you’ll have to react to it.”
I think about it and decide.
I speak.
“Well, that’s not real good, is it?”
“Why not?”
“Why not? What if there are people kicking the crap out of each other and I have to go in and stop it? It’s not exactly uncommon here, is it?”
“That’s just luck of the draw, I guess.”
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Joker: The Message
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“I’m looking for this,” I tell her. I wave my hand at both of us. “I’m looking for you and me, together.”
And Audrey only crouches down. She kneels with me and places her hand on mine to make me drop the papers.
“I don’t think it’s in there.” She said softly. “I think, Ed…I think this belongs to us.”
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And that’s when I realize.
In a sweet, cruel, beautiful moment of clarity, I smile, watch a crack in the cement, and speak to Audrey and the sleeping Doorman. I tell them what I’m telling you:
I’m not the messenger at all.
I’m the message.
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Audrey Quotes in I Am the Messenger
The I Am the Messenger quotes below are all either spoken by Audrey or refer to Audrey. 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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3 of Diamonds
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“Something is going to happen at each of the addresses on that card, Ed, and you’ll have to react to it.”
I think about it and decide.
I speak.
“Well, that’s not real good, is it?”
“Why not?”
“Why not? What if there are people kicking the crap out of each other and I have to go in and stop it? It’s not exactly uncommon here, is it?”
“That’s just luck of the draw, I guess.”
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Joker: The Message
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“I’m looking for this,” I tell her. I wave my hand at both of us. “I’m looking for you and me, together.”
And Audrey only crouches down. She kneels with me and places her hand on mine to make me drop the papers.
“I don’t think it’s in there.” She said softly. “I think, Ed…I think this belongs to us.”
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And that’s when I realize.
In a sweet, cruel, beautiful moment of clarity, I smile, watch a crack in the cement, and speak to Audrey and the sleeping Doorman. I tell them what I’m telling you:
I’m not the messenger at all.
I’m the message.
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