How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
[Fawcett] increasingly surrounded himself with spiritualists who not only confirmed but embroidered on his own vision of Z. One seer told him: "The valley and city are full of jewels, spiritual jewels, but also immense wealth of real jewels." (18.14)
What do you think a "spiritual jewel" that Fawcett might find in the Amazon could be? And what would Fawcett place more value on: spiritual jewels or real jewels?
Quote #8
Most suspected [the idol] was fake, but Fawcett, in his desperation, even showed it to a psychic, and concluded that it might be a relic of Z. (18.20)
If money changed hands, you can bet that psychic is telling Fawcett what he wants to hear. There are some who say that if you only want to hear what you want to hear, go to a psychic.
Quote #9
Once, when Joan was competing in a long-distance swimming race in the ocean, she told Nina, "Mother! I feel I must succeed, because if I succeed today Daddy will succeed in finding what he is searching for, and if I fail—they will fail." (22.2)
People often turn to spirituality when they are desperate. Fawcett employs psychics as a last resort, and his family becomes increasingly superstitious the longer he is missing in the jungle. That Ouija board on the battlefield suddenly makes more sense, we guess.