How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Out of Africa.
Quote #7
KAREN: Oh, my God. I'll go to him.
DENYS: No, he wouldn't want you there.
KAREN: Why?
DENYS: There's a woman there. She's Somali. She's been with him for some time.
KAREN: You never told me this.
DENYS: I didn't know.
When Karen learns of Berkeley's failing health, she wants to be there for him. We've already seen her administering basic medical care to the tribespeople, so it's reasonable to assume that she had some skill caring for the sick. Neither Karen nor Denys knew that Berkeley was involved with a Somali woman, but Denys assumes this is something that Berkeley wouldn't want to advertise.
Quote #8
KAREN: Why is your freedom more important than mine?
DENYS: It isn't. And I've never interfered with your freedom.
KAREN: No. I'm not allowed to need you. Or rely on you, or expect anything from you. I'm free to leave. But I do need you.
DENYS: You don't need me. If I die, will you die? You don't need me. You're confused. You've mixed up need with want. You always have.
KAREN: My God. In the world that you would make, there would be no love at all.
DENYS: Or the best kind. The kind we wouldn't have to prove.
KAREN: You'll be living on the moon then.
Put a ring on it? Not likely. Denys thinks that commitment is like a prison sentence. Karen has some trust issues, which is understandable after her ordeal with Bror. That's ultimately the thing that drives them apart, even though they really and truly love each other. Love just means different things to each of them.
Quote #9
DENYS: Let me help you.
KAREN: You would keep me, then? No. I want to be worth something now.
Karen's not interested in Denys just helping her financially; she still has this idea that marriage somehow defines her worth. This is not something that the real Karen believed for a minute, but it was pretty common at the time: another way to keep the sisters down.