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June is Alex’s older sister, Ellen and Oscar’s daughter. She dreams of being a journalist, but these dreams feel impossible as the daughter of the president of the United States—she’s seldom allowed to write anything but fluff at her internship at the Post. Even though it perhaps jeopardizes her career goals, June is extremely loyal to her family. For instance, she chooses to live in D.C. with Ellen and Alex rather than trying to make it in journalism on the West Coast, because she believes it’s the right thing to do. This remains true even as she resents her parents and even Alex for prioritizing politics and public life over caring for their family members. When Alex finally comes out to June, she’s extremely supportive of him and of Henry. She briefly pretends to date Henry to help make it look like Alex and Henry aren’t involved, but when Alex and Henry decide to go public with their relationship, she continues to support them. At the end of the novel, June’s memoir gets picked up by a publisher, and Ellen recognizes June’s clear talent for speechwriting.
June Claremont-Diaz Quotes in Red, White & Royal Blue
The Red, White & Royal Blue quotes below are all either spoken by June Claremont-Diaz or refer to June Claremont-Diaz . 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 5 Quotes
Being…whatever he’s starting to suspect he might be, is definitely not universally appealing to voters. He has a hard enough time being half-Mexican.
He wants his mom to keep her approval ratings up without having to manage a complication from her own family. He wants to be the youngest congressman in US history. He’s absolutely sure that guys who kissed a Prince of England and liked it don’t get elected to represent Texas.
But he thinks about Henry, and, oh.
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Chapter 7 Quotes
Cash chuckles under his breath when he meets them at the elevators, a tray of six coffees balanced on one hand. Hangover tending isn’t part of his job description, but he’s a mother hen.
“So this is the gang now, huh?”
And through it all, Alex realizes with a start: He has friends now.
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Chapter 12 Quotes
Even with both of them trying as hard as they are, it’s impossible to feel like it’s not pulling them apart. The whole charade takes and takes from them, takes days that were sacred—the night in LA, the weekend at the lake, the missed chance in Rio—and records over the tape with something more palatable. The narrative: two fresh-faced young men who love two beautiful young women and definitely not ever each other.
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June Claremont-Diaz Quotes in Red, White & Royal Blue
The Red, White & Royal Blue quotes below are all either spoken by June Claremont-Diaz or refer to June Claremont-Diaz . 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 5 Quotes
Being…whatever he’s starting to suspect he might be, is definitely not universally appealing to voters. He has a hard enough time being half-Mexican.
He wants his mom to keep her approval ratings up without having to manage a complication from her own family. He wants to be the youngest congressman in US history. He’s absolutely sure that guys who kissed a Prince of England and liked it don’t get elected to represent Texas.
But he thinks about Henry, and, oh.
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Chapter 7 Quotes
Cash chuckles under his breath when he meets them at the elevators, a tray of six coffees balanced on one hand. Hangover tending isn’t part of his job description, but he’s a mother hen.
“So this is the gang now, huh?”
And through it all, Alex realizes with a start: He has friends now.
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Chapter 12 Quotes
Even with both of them trying as hard as they are, it’s impossible to feel like it’s not pulling them apart. The whole charade takes and takes from them, takes days that were sacred—the night in LA, the weekend at the lake, the missed chance in Rio—and records over the tape with something more palatable. The narrative: two fresh-faced young men who love two beautiful young women and definitely not ever each other.
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