How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"It's just that I'd like to do things right, up till the end [...] That's the way I was trained, honey, and I'm not changing now." (8.105)
Dwight stays as straight as an arrow until the bitter end. As much as we respect him for this, it does drive us a little crazy sometimes. Like, would it hurt the dude to let his hair down and have a "Treat Yo' Self Day" before the end of the world?
Quote #8
He stood in the street outside the restaurant after she had left him, completely at a loose end. Inactivity was unusual for him, and irksome. (8.126)
See what happens when Dwight doesn't have a goal to work toward? In addition to the above, he also alludes a few times to a brief period after the war when he indulged in enough hard partying to put Weezy to shame. Let's just hope he never slips back there again.
Quote #9
"We've none of us got long to go now, you or me. [...] You can stay as part of the ship's company, or you can get a dishonorable discharge." (8.197)
We have to admit that this is pretty awesome, even if we'd be ticked off if we were in the shipmates' shoes. It takes a lot of chutzpah to fire your employees just days before the official end of the world, but, as we well know, that's one thing Dwight has in spades.