Quote 10
"The brave dies perhaps two thousand deaths if he’s intelligent." (21.92)
Catherine suggests that every act of bravery requires the sacrifice or death of something inside the brave person. She also connects bravery to intelligence, suggesting that it takes more than raw courage to be truly brave, that sometimes bravery means thinking in a brave way.
Quote 11
"Let’s drop the war."
"There’s no place to drop it."
"Let’s drop it anyway." (5.43-45)
We think this early exchange says much about why Catherine and Frederic get along so well. They are on the same wavelength. On the surface, it’s playful banter, but it expresses their respective and shared feelings about the war. There is a debate going on, and a give and take of information as they test the waters.