How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
A witch does not make a good friend. Let's remind ourselves how this particular witch works:
She is near a person, she is jealous of that person, that person falls from a swing and bashes her head. The witch meets a person on Blackberry Night. There ensues a shriveled-pea of a situation, and that person falls ill. (22.65-67)
Briony replays the various things for which she feels guilty and worthy of blame, and this serves to keep Briony from truly getting close to others. Sorry Rose, Dad, and Eldric—this seat's saved for guilt.
Quote #8
I only wished I could tell Eldric that what he wanted was to watch out for me. (22.293)
Briony is not ultimately to blame for Eldric's sickness, but she has become accustomed to blaming herself for any harm that comes to those she loves. Yet another stumbling block in their love story…
Quote #9
It's one thing if a person learns you're a witch. It's quite another if he learns you're a murderer. I almost forget I'm a witch now that I know I'm a murderer—murderess, actually. Murderess sounds so much worse. (31.7)
After learning she has poisoned her stepmother (brief break for cheering), Briony adds another fact to her long list of reasons to feel guilty. This new revelation actually overshadows the other things she has felt guilty for.