How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I was like one who forgets all day to eat until the scent from some other's roasting pan reminds her she is ravenous. (2.2.36)
Now we're getting into Marvin Gaye territory, folks. Despite having built up a formidable dam to keep her sexuality at bay, the tiny leak caused by Anna's attraction to Viccars quickly turns into a full-on tidal wave. There's no stopping it now.
Quote #5
I was crying for a different kind of waste; wondering why I had waited until so near this death to feel the touch of those hands. (2.2.73)
Viccars's death saddens Anna not just because she felt affection for him, but also because it highlights how her repressed sexuality has limited her. In her mind, she should have enjoyed what little time she had with him instead of getting hung up on morality.
Quote #6
"And I suppose you need to know whether I lay with George," Anys declared [...]. "Of course I did. He was too young and handsome to have to slake his fires with his fist." (2.3.20)
Unlike Anna, Anys has no hesitations about sex. She's also a pro at making up hilarious euphemisms, if this passage is any indication. Because of her free-spirited nature, Anys becomes a big inspiration to Anna as she struggles against her own repressed desires and redefines her sense of femininity in the process.