Louise is a woman whom Billie Jo’s father starts dating about a year after the death of Billie Jo’s mother. Louis is an emotionally intelligent woman who does not try to replace Billie Jo’s mother. She understands the trauma Billie Jo and her father have gone through and is always respectful of it. Although Billie Jo is uncertain of Louise at first, Louise wins her over—by the end of the book, the two are like family.
Louise Quotes in Out of the Dust
The Out of the Dust quotes below are all either spoken by Louise or refer to Louise. 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:
).
104. The Other Woman
Quotes
We both stared in wonder
at the pond my daddy made
and she said,
a hole like that says a lot about a man.
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111. Finding a Way
Quotes
Sometimes, while I’m at the piano,
I catch her reflection in the mirror,
standing in the kitchen, soft-eyed, while Daddy
finishes chores,
and I stretch my fingers over the keys,
and I play.
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Louise Quotes in Out of the Dust
The Out of the Dust quotes below are all either spoken by Louise or refer to Louise. 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:
).
104. The Other Woman
Quotes
We both stared in wonder
at the pond my daddy made
and she said,
a hole like that says a lot about a man.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
111. Finding a Way
Quotes
Sometimes, while I’m at the piano,
I catch her reflection in the mirror,
standing in the kitchen, soft-eyed, while Daddy
finishes chores,
and I stretch my fingers over the keys,
and I play.
