How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #13
"'He wants to be a saint, and he wants to be a devil – and every time he shuts his eyes he sees himself as a very fine fellow – so fine as he can never be.... In a dream.... '" (20.30)
Stein is quite the wise old man. He understands that Jim wants to restore his reputation, but he also wants to punish himself for his mistake. It's a little hard to do both, especially when you're still clinging to the dream of being a gentleman.
Quote #14
"But what dismayed him was to find the nature of his burden as well known to everybody as though he had gone about all that time carrying it on his shoulders." (19.3)
Aw, and here Jim is thinking he has played it so cool. Little does he know that everyone knows what he's going through. Maybe if Jim relaxed a bit, he would find that people are judging him less than he thinks.
Quote #15
"'You all remember something! You all go back to it. What is it? You tell me! What is this thing? Is it alive? – is it dead? I hate it. It is cruel. Has it got a face and a voice – this calamity?'" (33.11)
Cool your jets, Jewel. It'll all come out in good time. Still, you can't blame the girl for being a bit frantic. She knows Jim has some serious skeletons in his closet, but she doesn't know what they are. She's dying to know the source of Jim's bad reputation, because it's causing her all kinds of trouble.