Ship Breaker Greed Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

You want to be like Sloth? he asked himself. Do anything just to make a little more cash?

[…] Nailer couldn't help thinking the Fates had handed him the biggest Lucky Strike in the world and he'd thrown it away. (16.28-29)

When Nailer finds out how rich Nita actually is, he questions whether he should have turned her loss into his gain. He questions whether he's improved his possibilities or limited them because of his greed, though we know that he never would have forgiven himself if he had given Nita up for cash.