How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"How have we used machines so far, to make people cry? Yes! Every time man and machine look like they will get on all right—boom! Someone adds a cog, airplanes drop bombs on us, cars run us off cliffs." (8.6)
Leo Auffmann is pretty skeptical of machines for someone who makes his living building and repairing them. How might his job have led to this skepticism?
Quote #2
"Leo, leave off with the clock you're building. You'll never find a cuckoo big enough to go in it! Man was not made to tamper with such things. It's not against God, no, but it sure looks as if it's against Leo Auffmann. Another week of this and we'll bury him in his machine!" (13.21)
If Mr. Auffmann had had computer games, he'd have been one of those World of Warcraft casualties who forgets to drink water or sleep. Just sayin'…
Quote #3
"Listen." They listened. "The storage batteries are fully charged and ready now! Listen! Not a tremor, not a sound. Electric, ladies. You recharge it every night in your garage."
"It couldn't—that is—" The younger sister gulped some iced tea. "It couldn't electrocute us accidentally?" (19.27-28)
Interesting that the old ladies, whom you might expect to be set in their ways, are the only ones on the street willing to take the chance on this new contraption and its inherent risk of electrocution.