How we cite our quotes: (Story.Line)
Quote #1
"[…] For I live by a rule / That I learned as a boy back in South-Going School. / Never budge! That's my rule. Never budge in the least!" (Zax.22-24)
A word of warning to the parents of the world: the things learned in school do shape our identities. Even the ridiculous rules. Scratch that—especially the ridiculous rules.
Quote #2
And they built it right over those two stubborn Zax / And left them there, standing un-budged in their tracks. (Zax.31-32)
It's not the responsibility of the people building the road to change the Zax's identity. They'll have to just do that on their own. One day… maybe.
Quote #3
Did I ever tell you that Mrs. McCave / Had twenty-three sons and she named them all Dave? (Daves.1-2)
The Daves share the same name. They even look the same. But the pictures of their various playtime games suggest they are anything but the same. It's one of those "actions not words" deals.
Quote #4
And often she wishes that, when they were born, / She had named one of them Bodkin Van Horn / And one of them Hoos-Foos. And one of them Snimm. (Daves.9-11)
Notice how each name is loaded with personality. The identity of the different Daves can be found in the names their mom should have given them. Too bad. It would have made setting the table that much easier.