How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
[…] watching pennies has healed more scars than jesus […] (2.1008)
Hmm. So true, so true. At least, that’s what Quentin’s father thinks. Sending him to college is supposed to be a way to get him in touch with reality. Unfortunately, it doesn’t quite work.
Quote #8
In the South you are ashamed of being a virgin. Boys. Men. They lie about it. (2.13)
Everyone seems to have a clear understanding of the South and its sexual mores except for Quentin. Here, Northerners explain to Quentin his own culture.
Quote #9
I thought that Benjamin was punishment enough for any sins I have committed I thought he was my punishment for putting aside my pride and marrying a man who held himself above me I dont complain I loved him above all of them because of it because my duty […] (2.154)
Hmm. So your children are your punishment. Mrs. Compson’s screwed-up sense of divine retribution allows her to skip out on actually involving herself in her children’s lives.