How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #10
"She drew me to her. She went out of her way to draw me in. She was a force. I told her I'd never come across for her. I told her that right from the very start. But she opened up to me. She wouldn't listen. She kept opening up her heart to me. How could I turn her down when she loved me like that? How could I turn away from her? We were completely whole." (564)
This is the Old Man trying to justify the fact that he married (and thereby bamboozled) two women. Here, he's talking specifically about May's mother, who apparently (in his view) knew what she was getting herself into. In fact, he claims he had no choice but to be with her, since she loved him so much—it was the only humane thing to do. Yes, because nothing says reciprocal love like bigamy.