How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue. We used Donald M. Allen's translation.
Quote #10
Old Man: "Time has left his wheel marks on our skin." (250)
Here the Old Man laments the ravages of time. To him time is as inevitable as a truck hurtling toward him. Even if he had tried to get out of the way, he would have ended up as road kill.