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The Sound and the Fury Sin Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

"But she has inherited all of the headstrong traits. Quentin's too. I thought at the time, with the heritage she would already have, to give her that name, too. Sometimes I think she is the judgment of both of them upon me." (3.257)

Yet another shining example of Mrs. C’s loving tenderness. There’s a good dose of fatality in all her comments: if she blames Quentin on fate, then she doesn’t have to deal with the fact that Quentin’s basically been ignored all her life.