How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
And they walked unsteadily on, without feeling that they were walking - without feeling anything but that long grave mutual gaze which has the solemnity belonging to all deep human passion. (6.10.9)
This scene between Stephen and Maggie really highlights the pair’s mutual physical attraction and the passionate, romantic love they feel for one another.
Quote #8
To poor Maggie they were very near: they were like nectar held close to thirsty lips: there was, there must be, then, a life for mortals here below which was not hard and chill - in which affection would no longer be self-sacrifice. Stephen’s passionate words made the vision of such a life more fully present to her than it had ever been before. (6.3.57)
Maggie experiences a huge shift in her views here, after Stephen declares his love for her. Before Maggie had seen love in terms of "self-sacrifice" and suffering. Her love for Philip definitely had an air of self-sacrifice. With Stephen though Maggie begins to see love as something happy and fulfilling.
Quote #9
Her brother was the human being of whom she had been most afraid, from her childhood upwards - afraid with that fear which springs in us when we love one who is inexorable, unbending, unmodifiable [...] and yet that we cannot endure to alienate from us. (7.1.3)
Maggie’s views on love as somehow painful are probably related to her relationship with Tom, which is colored by as much fear and awe as it is genuine affection. Maggie’s love for Tom borders dangerously on hero-worship and she is desperate for his approval.