How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Momentarily, Jimmie was sullen with thoughts of a hopeless altitude where grew fruit. His companion said that if he should ever meet God he would ask for a million dollars and a bottle of beer. (4.9)
Notice the use of "momentary" here. Jimmie is not one to reflect very often on hope, and when he does, he quickly squashes his dreams.
Quote #2
She wondered as she regarded some of the grizzled women in the room, mere mechanical contrivances sewing seams and grinding out, with heads bended over their work, tales of imagined or real girlhood happiness, past drunks, the baby at home, and unpaid wages. She speculated how long her youth would endure. She began to see the bloom upon her cheeks as valuable. (8.6)
Maggie cannot help but compare herself to the other women working in the collar and cuff factory. Now that she has met Pete, work there seems all the more dismal, and she quickly recognizes that her youth and beauty are her only hope.