How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
They stared at each other, strangers, and thought their entire history had been washed away in that fraction of a second. (3.18.9)
Leo and Raisa's marriage radically changes the moment that Leo chokes her. No longer are Raisa's concerns about her well-being mere paranoia; no longer is her fear of her husband misplaced. No real man would ever treat his wife the way that Leo does here. This act radically changes the way Leo thinks about his own actions.
Quote #8
The blood and mutilation represented chaos to his mind. But it was no such thing. It was ordered, precise, planned. (3.21.23)
Andrei's methods are completely foreign to Leo: not even Vasili would be so obsessive about the details. This wasn't an accidental killing. This wasn't a random act of violence. This wasn't a crime of passion. This is something far more disturbing—and frightening.
Quote #9
It wouldn't be all that difficult to kill a cat. The hard part would be getting away with it. (4.35.38)
Like father, like daughter. Nadya reacts to her unpleasant family life just as Andrei did—by retreating into her own world and planning awful acts of violence. One thing this book makes disturbingly clear: violence breeds violence.