How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"I'd never marry again. I've got my two children and I want myself for them." (1.4.264).
Clara won't marry Amory because she wants to save as much of herself for her children as she possibly can. It's tough for Amory, but he respects Clara's decision because he knows she's a good Mama Bear.
Quote #8
"I've enjoyed imagining you were my son, that perhaps when I was young I went into a state of coma and begat you, and when I came to, had no recollection of it… it's the paternal instinct, Amory." (I.5)
Monsignor Darcy confesses at one point that he wishes he were Amory's father. He has always felt a fatherly affection for Amory, and besides, it's not like Amory's real dad did a great job in his role as Papa Bear.
Quote #9
"Yet when I see a happy family it makes me sick to my stomach." (2.2.225)
Amory can barely stand to look at a happy family (and not just because they're all alike) because he knows that it is something he never really experienced growing up. Now he's been dumped by his fiancée and he wonders whether he'll ever get the chance to start his own family… happy or not.