The Art of Racing in the Rain Chapters 16-20 Quotes
The Art of Racing in the Rain Chapters 16-20 Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
(Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote 4
It all felt wrong. The absence of Eve and Zoë was wrong. There was something missing to everything we did. (20.5)
Here Denny and Enzo notice the absence of Eve and Zoë in everything they do, so much so that their entire lives feel off balance, since the space and distance between them is overwhelming.
Quote 5
Here is why I would be a good person. Because I listen. I cannot speak, so I listen very well. I never interrupt, I never deflect the course of conversation with a comment of my own…Learn to listen! I beg of you. (19.12)
Okay, he's got us here. Listening is a good skill to have, and it does make for better communication. In fact, that reminds us of a story when we were—oops, never mind.
Quote 6
[Denny] opened a package of peanut butter sandwich crackers he must have gotten from a vending machine. I love those crackers the best. It's the salt and the butter in the crackers mixed with the fat in the peanuts. I tried to eat slowly, savoring each bite, but I was too hungry and swallowed them so quickly I barely got to taste them. What a shame to waste something so wonderful on a dog. Sometimes I hate what I am so much. (19.3)
Enzo's love of people food helps him feel like more of a person here, but it's in this moment of enjoyment that he has to step back and assess what he really is—and it upsets him. We're reminded that Enzo sometimes feels trapped in his own skin, and he wants more than anything to be what he can't become. On that note, is anyone else craving peanut butter sandwich crackers now?