How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Depressed? He was not depressed. Vital signs of the rambunctious American economy streamed numerically across his many-windowed television. (3.968)
Ah yes, there's nothing like a hot cup of denial to wake you up in the morning. Gary hides his fears in the financial world, but if there's something we've learned, it's that the market always corrects itself.
Quote #8
She reached behind her for the water glass from the sink. She filled it and refilled it at the bathtub's tap, pouring the hot water over her husband's head. With his eye's squeezed shut he could have been a child. (6.165)
It's hard to believe that this is the same man who terrorized his family for so many years. Although it makes us sympathetic toward Alfred's struggle, we find ourselves admiring Enid's dedication even more.
Quote #9
With the lifting of his "depression," he'd developed a new interest, hobbylike in its intensity, in frameable and collective railroad memorabilia, and he could happily have spent the whole day—the whole week!—pursuing it… (6.333)
It's worth noting that Gary "beats" depression by playing with model railroads—an activity Alfred detests for its phoniness. We'll let you connect the dots...