How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
The parking lot is empty except for Rabbi Heschel's car, a red Volkswagen Beetle she calls Habbie, after the prophet Habakkuk, because, she says, the car, like the prophet, has been crying for years without anyone paying attention. (12.1)
The story of Habakkuk, in brief: he saw the injustice and violence in the world and wondered why God would allow such things to happen. Sounds a bit like our narrator, no?
Quote #5
"All of our inclinations, even the sexual ones, are good when we are in Eden—that is, when we walk with God and all our actions, words, and thoughts seek to follow his will. But man can choose to be separate from God, and in this separateness he creates evil by imagining ways to use what is good in ways that hurt him or others, and then acting upon what he imagines." (12.52)
Take, for example, Arturo and Garcia. Both went into law wanting to help others, but one allowed himself to become corrupted by greed. He chose to be separate from human beings and align himself with corporations instead.
Quote #6
His eyes are closed, his head is lowered, and his chin rests on his chest. I immediately recognize the posture of someone in deep prayer. The man is playing the piano, but I am certain he is also remembering. (14.97)
"Remembering" is what Marcelo calls hearing the IM. In Keith Jarrett's case, "remembering" could mean summoning the music and musicians that came before him.