How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Her mind was a white book, with clear writing about weather and beasts and growing things. Not many people would have cared to read it; only a happy few. She had never been in love, she had never indulged in sentimental reveries. Even as a girl she had looked upon men as work-fellows. She had grown up in serious times. (3.2.3)
Alexandra's mind seems to be a record of the Divide, and not much else. It's supposed to be hard to get a sense who she really is, because she's pretty much part of the land, just as the land is all we find imprinted in her. But by the end of the novel, we know better, right? Or do we?