How we cite our quotes: (Story.Paragraph)
Quote #4
In his imagination he beheld the pair of lovers walking along some dark road; he heard Corley's voice in deep energetic gallantries and saw again the leer of the young woman's mouth. This vision made him feel keenly his own poverty of purse and spirit. He was tired of knocking about, of pulling the devil by the tail, of shifts and intrigues. Would he never get a good job? Would he never have a home of his own? (Two Gallants.76)
Yes, "It's hard out here for a pimp." But it's harder out there for a pimp's uncool friend.
Quote #5
The mimic warfare of the evening became at last as wearisome to me as the routine of school in the morning because I wanted real adventures to happen to myself. (An Encounter.8)
Remember when you found out life wasn't a Choose Your Own Adventure book? So does the narrator of "An Encounter." All the dreams he had of gunslinging and lassoing succumb to a bitter reality of bummer days and, um, potential child molesters. And the difference between those two things shows you just how far away the dream is from Dublin.
Quote #6
All his long years of service gone for nothing! All his industry and diligence thrown away! (The Boarding House.12).
Here's a little premature disillusionment from Mr Doran, who knows he has no chance of standing up to the Madam of the Boarding House. One innocent affair could lead to one big bummer of a life.