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David Ware
Darby is a high school senior and one of Makani’s best friends. He and Alex took Makani under their wing when Makani transferred to Osborne High midway through junior year. Darby is kind, subdued, and thoughtful. Like Makani, Darby knows what it’s like to be different. Darby was assigned female at birth but identifies as male. Osborne is a small town, and its residents can be closed-minded; although Darby transitioned socially his freshman year of high school, he occasionally still receives judgmental looks from his peers. Darby and Alex have a brief falling-out with Makani when they use rumors about Ollie’s past to fuel their suspicion that Ollie is the Osborne Slayer. Makani forgives them when they take back their accusation after the real Osborne Slayer, David Ware, attacks Makani and Ollie. When Makani finally comes clean to Darby about her troubled past, he responds with compassion, not judgment. At the end of the novel, David stabs Darby, and Makani initially believes that Darby has died. Darby, however, survives the attack, and he comes to Makani’s rescue when he subdues David by pushing him into the corn pit.
Darby Quotes in There’s Someone Inside Your House
The There’s Someone Inside Your House quotes below are all either spoken by Darby or refer to Darby. 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 2
Quotes
“This is Osborne, Nebraska.” Her friend Darby sucked up the last drops of his gas station iced coffee. “Population: twenty-six hundred. A boy with pink hair is as scandalous as the death of a beloved student.”
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Chapter 10
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She had to believe that the mistakes of Ollie’s past didn’t guarantee that he would make even worse mistakes in his future. She had to believe that every mistake was still a choice. She had to believe that Ollie was a good person, because she had to believe it about herself.
Chapter 17
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“If they’re hiding anything,” Ollie said, lifting his head to extend his own peace offering, “you’ll find it.”
Chapter 20
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Makani slept long hours and stirred aimlessly through her house. The barrage was endless. Immeasurable. Sometimes it hurt because everyone had the wrong idea about her, but usually it hurt because it felt like they had it right.
Darby stepped in front of Alex to block her from Makani’s view. “You’re right. But I know what it’s like to be angry—to think that everyone has it easier than you. Or that everyone is against you. And if you don’t deal with those feelings, they don’t go away on their own. They keep building and building until they force their way out.”
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Darby Quotes in There’s Someone Inside Your House
The There’s Someone Inside Your House quotes below are all either spoken by Darby or refer to Darby. 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:
).
Chapter 2
Quotes
“This is Osborne, Nebraska.” Her friend Darby sucked up the last drops of his gas station iced coffee. “Population: twenty-six hundred. A boy with pink hair is as scandalous as the death of a beloved student.”
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 10
Quotes
She had to believe that the mistakes of Ollie’s past didn’t guarantee that he would make even worse mistakes in his future. She had to believe that every mistake was still a choice. She had to believe that Ollie was a good person, because she had to believe it about herself.
Chapter 17
Quotes
“If they’re hiding anything,” Ollie said, lifting his head to extend his own peace offering, “you’ll find it.”
Chapter 20
Quotes
Makani slept long hours and stirred aimlessly through her house. The barrage was endless. Immeasurable. Sometimes it hurt because everyone had the wrong idea about her, but usually it hurt because it felt like they had it right.
Darby stepped in front of Alex to block her from Makani’s view. “You’re right. But I know what it’s like to be angry—to think that everyone has it easier than you. Or that everyone is against you. And if you don’t deal with those feelings, they don’t go away on their own. They keep building and building until they force their way out.”
