How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
What is love of one's country; is it hate of one's uncountry? Then it's not a good thing. Is it simply self-love? That's a good thing, but one mustn't make a virtue of it, or a profession…. (15.87)
Love, politics, duty: we're sure packing in a lot of themes here. But this quote does raise a good question: is love always borne out of hate for something else?
Quote #5
Maybe we have learned to pull together. (16.9)
This is the moment Ai and Estraven begin to fall for each other. From here on out, keep your eyes sharp for their ever-changing relationship.
Quote #6
We must compromise as to the heating of the tent. He would keep it hot, I cold, and either's comfort is the other's pneumonia. We strike a medium, and he shivers outside his bag, while I swelter in mine […]. (16.13)
Now that's love. Until you've had to share a sleeping space with someone who has a totally different internal temperature than you, you don't know what love is.