--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: ...And of course, your dad was always…" description: "\"“...And of course, your dad was always talking about you, so between him and Jenna, I feel like I already know you.” Man, first Cal, then Lara and the ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/rachel-hawkins-379_sophie_and-of-course-your-dad-was-always-talkin_486388.jpg" --- # ...And of course, your dad was always talking about you… ![“...And of course, your dad was always talking about you, so between him and Jenna, I feel like I already know you.” Man, first Cal, then Lara and the other Council members, now Vix. Did Dad have a blog about me or something? “My Daughter Sophie and Why You Should All Follow Her and/or Marry Her.” quote by Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/rachel-hawkins-379_sophie_and-of-course-your-dad-was-always-talkin_486388.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/rachel-hawkins-379_sophie_and-of-course-your-dad-was-always-talkin_486388.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/rachel-hawkins-379_sophie_and-of-course-your-dad-was-always-talkin_486388.jpg) > ““...And of course, your dad was always talking about you, so between him and Jenna, I feel like I already know you.” Man, first Cal, then Lara and the other Council members, now Vix. Did Dad have a blog about me or something? “My Daughter Sophie and Why You Should All Follow Her and/or Marry Her.”” [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The passage reflects a character’s curiosity about another’s background, hinting at hidden histories and personal connections within a group. **In simple terms:** A character wonders about another’s past and hidden stories. Key Takeaway Seek deeper understanding of others. Themes identity secrets relationships Mood intrigued speculative Type fictional character-driven When to use this quote - dialogue - character analysis - worldbuilding - fan discussion Key Concepts character development storytelling interpersonal dynamics Questions to Reflect On - What does this reveal about the group’s dynamics? - How do hidden histories shape character interactions? 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I guess it wasn't a lecture;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-titus/every-weekend-i-would-get-the-drunk-driving-lecture-of-course-dad/) [Christopher Titus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-titus/) > [I never got on the course with my dad, but to be playing golf with my kids - that's a dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-never-got-on-the-course-with-my-dad-but-to-be-playing-golf-with-my/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [Of course my dad went to Formula One, so I think that my dad is the better driver of the two. But I think,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-verstappen/of-course-my-dad-went-to-formula-one-so-i-think-that-my-dad-is-the/) [Max Verstappen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-verstappen/) > [As a kid in Fayetteville, N.C., I played golf all day, every day, a lot of it by myself. I spent hundreds of hours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/as-a-kid-in-fayetteville-n-c-i-played-golf-all-day-every-day-a-lot-of/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Archer?” I asked, raising my eyebrows. Hey, you might be able to take away my magical powers, but the power of sarcasm was still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/archer-i-asked-raising-my-eyebrows-hey-you-might-be-able-to-take-away/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“The four of us sat around the pentagram holding hands. I wondered if we were about to sing "Kumbaya.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/the-four-of-us-sat-around-the-pentagram-holding-hands-i-wondered-if/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Yeah, I was thinking about taking one of those showers where you huddle in the corner fully clothed and cry," Archer offered.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/yeah-i-was-thinking-about-taking-one-of-those-showers-where-you/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“So hologram means--" I finally said. "It means non-corporeal, yeah. Which sucks seeing as how there are a lot of very corporeal things I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/so-hologram-means-i-finally-said-it-means-non-corporeal-yeah-which/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Jackass, jackass on the wall, where's the info on Hex Hall?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/jackass-jackass-on-the-wall-where-s-the-info-on-hex-hall/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Look, we are dealing with the possibility of an army of demons. I don’t know about you guys, but those words are right up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/look-we-are-dealing-with-the-possibility-of-an-army-of-demons-i-don-t/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Cal stepped forward, hopefully to come to my rescue. "I could toss her off the pier, Ms. Vanderlyden." Or not.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/cal-stepped-forward-hopefully-to-come-to-my-rescue-i-could-toss-her/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) ## More by Rachel Hawkins > [“Cal stepped forward, hopefully to come to my rescue. "I could toss her off the pier, Ms. Vanderlyden." Or not.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/cal-stepped-forward-hopefully-to-come-to-my-rescue-i-could-toss-her/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Or maybe your magic isn't that destructive after all. The rain of Doritos, the bed thing,this...Maybe it's just that you create too big, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/or-maybe-your-magic-isn-t-that-destructive-after-all-the-rain-of/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“We headed down a narrow flight of stairs that ended at a low arch. Beyond the arch was yet another murky room. Did these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/we-headed-down-a-narrow-flight-of-stairs-that-ended-at-a-low-arch/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“I know it looks vaguely unsanitary and potentially scandalous, Nana, but I promise that Izzy and I are only pursuing noble...pursuits. We've even got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/i-know-it-looks-vaguely-unsanitary-and-potentially-scandalous-nana/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Looking back, none of this would have happened if I’d brought lip gloss the night of the Homecoming Dance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/looking-back-none-of-this-would-have-happened-if-i-d-brought-lip/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Izzy was sitting cross-legged on the couch, a paper-back book in her hands. She didn’t look up when we came in, and I wondered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/izzy-was-sitting-cross-legged-on-the-couch-a-paper-back-book-in-her/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“I knew." "What?" "I knew what you were then, Sophie. Your dad told me before the betrothal. And you told me about your grandmother,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/i-knew-what-i-knew-what-you-were-then-sophie-your-dad-told-me-before/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Welcome to The Twilight Zone!” The “Holy-crap-that’s-a-lot-of-pink” Zone would have been a more accurate description.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/welcome-to-the-twilight-zone-the-holy-crap-that-s-a-lot-of-pink-zone/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“There was an intruder on a forbidden part of the island, and the security system was compromised." Another image of Archer's sword slicing through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/there-was-an-intruder-on-a-forbidden-part-of-the-island-and-the/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Do you remember the section on controlling demons in Demonologies ? I believe it's in chapter five." "Um...no." Irritation flashed over his face. "Honestly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/do-you-remember-the-section-on-controlling-demons-in-demonologies-i/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Both of us widened our eyes and said, "Woah." Then I immediately blushed. Oh my God, had I just looked at Archer and said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/both-of-us-widened-our-eyes-and-said-woah-then-i-immediately-blushed/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Ah, Grace and Aislinn arguing. It’s like old times again,” a male voice said, sounding vaguely muffled. “Could someone take this blasted thing off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/ah-grace-and-aislinn-arguing-it-s-like-old-times-again-a-male-voice/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Why do you think Lara is Lara Casnoff, and Mrs. Casnoff is Mrs. Casnoff?” Elodie whispered as she worked her magic on the enchanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/why-do-you-think-lara-is-lara-casnoff-and-mrs-casnoff-is-mrs-casnoff/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Put simply,she freaked me the hell out.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/put-simply-she-freaked-me-the-hell-out/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“When someone tells you somebody's been murdered, laughing is probably not the best response. You know, for future reference. But laughing is exactly what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/when-someone-tells-you-somebody-s-been-murdered-laughing-is-probably/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) [Explore all 614 Rachel Hawkins quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) ## More Sophie quotes > [“Cal stepped forward, hopefully to come to my rescue. "I could toss her off the pier, Ms. Vanderlyden." Or not.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/cal-stepped-forward-hopefully-to-come-to-my-rescue-i-could-toss-her/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [Now when I say Sophie Ellis-Bextor I feel that's not really me because that's become this entity from doing the gigs and the shows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/now-when-i-say-sophie-ellis-bextor-i-feel-that-s-not-really-me/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Sophie is asking mum ‘Why am I NOT a doll NOT an adult NOT a boy NOT a giraffe?’ It’s so easy to miss…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-caine/sophie-is-asking-mum-why-am-i-not-a-doll-not-an-adult-not-a-boy-not-a/) [Christine Caine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-caine/) > [“Take care of yourself, okay?” Sophie whispered. Her sister nodded. “And you keep . . . saving the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-messenger/take-care-of-yourself-okay-sophie-whispered-her-sister-nodded-and-you/) [Shannon Messenger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-messenger/) > [Busy old fool, unruly Sophie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-wynne-jones/busy-old-fool-unruly-sophie/) [Diana Wynne Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-wynne-jones/) > [“Look, we are dealing with the possibility of an army of demons. I don’t know about you guys, but those words are right up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/look-we-are-dealing-with-the-possibility-of-an-army-of-demons-i-don-t/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“Being human sucked.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-c-newman/being-human-sucked/) [E.C. Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-c-newman/) > [Sophie said to me once that she was glad she had been scarred. She said that whoever loved her now would love her true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/sophie-said-to-me-once-that-she-was-glad-she-had-been-scarred-she/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [“I know this isn’t going to make any of it better,” Sophie said, holding her sister tighter. “But I’ve done this before. The part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-messenger/i-know-this-isn-t-going-to-make-any-of-it-better-sophie-said-holding/) [Shannon Messenger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-messenger/) > [“Jackass, jackass on the wall, where's the info on Hex Hall?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/jackass-jackass-on-the-wall-where-s-the-info-on-hex-hall/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“So hologram means--" I finally said. "It means non-corporeal, yeah. Which sucks seeing as how there are a lot of very corporeal things I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/so-hologram-means-i-finally-said-it-means-non-corporeal-yeah-which/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [It was a perfectly normal May Day, but Sophie was scared of that too. And when a young man in a fantastical blue-and-silver costume…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-wynne-jones/it-was-a-perfectly-normal-may-day-but-sophie-was-scared-of-that-too/) [Diana Wynne Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-wynne-jones/) > [but do i need to say anything?" sophie asked. "do i need to learn any words?" "like what?" saint-germain said. "well, when you lit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-scott/but-do-i-need-to-say-anything-sophie-asked-do-i-need-to-learn-any/) [Michael Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-scott/) > [“Yeah, I was thinking about taking one of those showers where you huddle in the corner fully clothed and cry," Archer offered.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/yeah-i-was-thinking-about-taking-one-of-those-showers-where-you/) [Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/) > [“You want the freedom to sleep around. I'm not willing to give you that. I want more. Sounds like we have a fundamental difference…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanna-wylde/you-want-the-freedom-to-sleep-around-i-m-not-willing-to-give-you-that/) [Joanna Wylde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanna-wylde/) [Browse all 218 Sophie quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sophie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“...And of course, your dad was always talking about you, so between him and Jenna, I feel like I already know you.” Man, first Cal, then Lara and the other Council members, now Vix. 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