How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"I guess by this time you've gotten over the funny ideas you used to have about being practical—'commercialism' you used to call it. You can see now that you've got to support your wife and family, and if you don't, nobody else is going to." (20.1.26)
Irving Watters can't help but feel victorious when he sees Martin Arrowsmith settling down into a calm, married life. Back in school, Martin was always saying radical things about how doctors should pursue truth and not care about money. But now that Martin is married, Irving thinks that the responsible thing to do is to make as much money as possible in order to have a family.