How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Can you think of anything else?" snapped Sabriel. "I've tried, and I can't. I wish I could go home to Ancelstierre and forget the whole thing—but then I'd never see Father again, and the Dead would just eat up everything living in this whole rotten Kingdom. Maybe it won't work, but at least I'll be trying something, like the Abhorsen I'm supposed to be and you're always telling me I'm not!" (19.60)
On the surface it might seem like Sabriel has choices—as she says here, she could theoretically go home. But she also knows what would happen if she does go home. She knows the consequences of her decisions, and so even though she makes choices, they all lead toward defeating Kerrigor and taking her father's place.
Quote #5
"Our parts now—which perforce we must play—are not father and daughter, but one old Abhorsen, making way for the new. But behind this, there is always my love." (22.77)
Sabriel's father acknowledges here that he and Sabriel are, in many ways, pawns in a much larger game, fated to play their roles without the freedom to just be father and daughter. He knows it isn't an ideal situation, and says as much.
Quote #6
"No," said Abhorsen firmly. He gently pushed her hand away. Sabriel let go, and he took Astarael carefully from the bandolier, making sure it couldn't sound. "Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?" (23.34)
Here the Abhorsen echoes Sabriel's earlier words, reminding her that they have responsibilities that go beyond their own wants and needs, just as Sabriel quoted this line to Horyse when she first reached the Wall. Repeated here, do you think it's really a question? Is Sabriel's father saying, "I have no choice?"