The Red and the Black Pride Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #1

Julien's pride was aroused by these words that demolished the fairy-tale world in which, for a quarter of an hour, he had been living. (1.6.20)

Julien's pride might be strong, but it is also fragile. Just try giving him an order or two and watch the look on his face. The truth is he'd rather kill you in a duel than take orders, no matter how powerful you are and how poor he is.

Quote #2

Given her perfect air of condescension, and a renunciation of self-will (which the husbands of Verrières held up to their wives, as an example, and which made Monsieur de Rênal swell with pride), she lived her life as loftily as she could. (1.7.10)

Madame de Verrières takes a lot of pride in the fact that she has always been a quiet and obedient wife. It's not until Julien enters her life that she think there might be other ways of having pride, like doing what you want instead of what others want.

Quote #3

Pride kept him from leaving any part of the campaign to chance or to the inspiration of the moment. (1.14.3)

Julien wants to sleep with Madame de Rênal. When it comes to making plans, the guy is a bit of a control freak. He wants to make sure that he is in control of every little thing that might happen, and as the narrator tells us, this is because he's too proud to let himself fail.