Quote 13
"He'll marry me, all right. In church. And with his family there" (13.11).
Holly has actually allowed herself to dream of a more secure life with José. She's finally looking forward to the future and she feels confident that her dreams will come true this time. She's supremely confident in the plans she has for her life.
Quote 14
"Years from now, years and years, one of those ships will bring me back, me and my nine Brazilian brats" (12.4).
In a rare moment, Holly pictures herself as an older woman with a family. She imagines that she and José will have a big family and that she'll spend the rest of her life in Brazil. She's looking beyond the immediate future here and is daring to plan for years and years to come.
Quote 15
"Today's Wednesday, isn't it? So I suppose I'll sleep until Saturday, really get a good schluffen. Saturday morning I'll skip out to the bank. Then I'll stop by the apartment and pick up a nightgown or two and my Mainbocher. Following which, I'll report to Idlewild. Where, as you damn well know, I have a perfectly fine reservation on a perfectly fine plane" (17.18).
It's so easy for Holly to slip back into her old habits. After José dashes her hopes of marriage and a family, Holly resorts to what's familiar to her – living life on the fly and living for the moment.