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Mavis Albright
Gigi is the second woman to come to the Convent. She is attractive and aware of it, and dresses in revealing clothing that scandalizes the townspeople of Ruby. Gigi has spent time as a Civil Rights protester, and she is haunted by the shooting of a young Black boy she witnessed at a protest. She carries guilt for giving up her activism. Gigi’s lover, Mikey, tells her about a rock formation that resembles a couple eternally having sex, and after he goes to prison, she leaves in search of these rocks. She finds no evidence that they exist, but she still chooses to believe in them. When she finally gives up the search, another man tells her about two trees that grow into each other’s arms in Ruby, prompting Gigi to travel there. She doesn’t find the trees, but she decides to stay at the Convent anyway, despite her antagonistic relationship with Mavis. Gigi also carries out a sexual relationship with K.D., who is obsessed with her as a sexual object, but she eventually ends the relationship. Later, she grows close to Seneca, and it is hinted the two might be in a romantic relationship as Gigi hopes to convince Seneca to run away with her.
Grace (Gigi) Quotes in Paradise
The Paradise quotes below are all either spoken by Grace (Gigi) or refer to Grace (Gigi). 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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Grace
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It was the I-give woman serving up her breasts like two baked Alaskas on a platter that took all the kick out of looking in the boy’s eyes. Gigi watched him battle his stare and lose every time. He said his name was K.D. and tried hard to enjoy her face as much as her cleavage when he talked. It was a struggle she expected, rose to and took pleasure in––normally. But the picture she had wakened to an hour earlier spoiled it.
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Consolata
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That is how the loud dreaming began. How the stories rose in that place. Half-tales and the never-dreamed escaped from their lips to soar high above guttering candles, shifting dusts from crates and bottles. And it was never important to know who said the dream or whether it had meaning. In spite of or because their bodies ache, they step easily into the dreamer’s tale.
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Grace (Gigi) Quotes in Paradise
The Paradise quotes below are all either spoken by Grace (Gigi) or refer to Grace (Gigi). 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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Grace
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It was the I-give woman serving up her breasts like two baked Alaskas on a platter that took all the kick out of looking in the boy’s eyes. Gigi watched him battle his stare and lose every time. He said his name was K.D. and tried hard to enjoy her face as much as her cleavage when he talked. It was a struggle she expected, rose to and took pleasure in––normally. But the picture she had wakened to an hour earlier spoiled it.
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Consolata
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That is how the loud dreaming began. How the stories rose in that place. Half-tales and the never-dreamed escaped from their lips to soar high above guttering candles, shifting dusts from crates and bottles. And it was never important to know who said the dream or whether it had meaning. In spite of or because their bodies ache, they step easily into the dreamer’s tale.
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