How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Dr. Stone. Your patient," she said to the man who everyone believed to be my father, putting in his hands not only the life of a woman that he chose to love, but our two lives—mine and my brother's—which he chose to hate. (1.2.65)
When Matron she sees what's going on between Sister Mary's legs she abandons ship, handing over the wheel to Dr. Stone, who is not quite the captain she hoped for. Not that we blame her, really—she's way out of her league here.
Quote #2
Hemlatha had established that the boys could move their limbs, neither of them was cockeyed, and they seemed to hear and to see. "Thomas," she said, approaching, but he cringed. He turned away. He would not look. (1.10.36)
Stone seems to feel a physical repulsion to the babies, though they're his own flesh and blood. He "cringes," "turns away," and "won't look." It's like people who are afraid to watch a horror movie and won't peek at the screen even though their friends beg them to. Is Stone afraid of the children and what they represent?
Quote #3
Stone thrust his chin at her, as if to say she could name them whatever she wanted. "Please get them out of my sight," he said very softly. (1.10.43)
What a juxtaposition: the man's body language (chin jutting out) and words ("get them out of my sight") clash wildly with his tone (very soft). Why? How could he so calmly choose to abandon his children? The chin-jut, though, indicates that he's leaving Hema in charge, so maybe the knowledge that she'll care for them makes it easier for him to leave.