Mortality Quotes in Year of Wonders

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Quote #4

And, for an hour, in that season of death, we celebrated a life. (2.7.56)

There are some bright spots, thankfully. In particular, the successful delivery of Mrs. Daniels' newborn son shows that life always finds a way—to quote Jurassic Park's great Ian Malcolm.

Quote #5

And then an odd thing. The panic drained away from me, and my mind filled up with images of my boys. (2.10.92)

Anna feels an incredible sense of serenity when she thinks that she's dying in the mine. Why might that be? If you ask us, it's because she feels like she'll finally find peace and be reunited with her sons.

Quote #6

Approaching the ruined body was one of the hardest things I have done in my life. (2.11.86)

Although Anna has never had a good relationship with her dad, his death still affects her profoundly. This is due in large part to just how gruesome his death is. This is Saw-level stuff we're talking about.