Jacob Have I Loved Death Quotes

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Quote #10

"But, Nurse, it must be baptized before it dies."

"She won't die!"

He flinched. I'm sure he found me terrifying. "But, if it did—"

"She will not die." (20.18-21)

Louise's job as a nurse requires her to fight off death, and she does it on behalf of the weak little twin who might not survive. This is exactly what her mother did for Caroline, and now Louise is doing it herself. In this moment, she finally forgives her mother through understanding why and how she fought to keep her daughter alive.