How we cite our quotes: The main text of the story is cited (Chapter.Paragraph). The date headers are not counted as paragraphs. The verses in the chapters with a single passage from the narrator's religious texts are cited (Chapter.Verse.Line#). In chapters with multiple passages, the verses are cited (Chapter.Verse#.Line#). The four section pages with the years and passages are cited (Year.Verse).
Quote #10
"As bright as you are, I don't think you understand—I don't think you can understand what we've lost. Perhaps that's a blessing."
"God is Change," I said.
"Olamina, that doesn't mean anything."
"It means everything. Everything!" (25.99-102)
This conversation happens between Bankole and Lauren in the novel's final chapter. Bankole kind of doesn't get Lauren, even after traveling very far with her. He says her slogan—God is Change—doesn't mean anything. Yeah, people should know better than to say that to Lauren. She replies that it means everything. But the point is, Bankole is someone Lauren hasn't been able to convince about the importance of change. Why do you think that is? (To find out more about their relationship, by the way, check out the novel's sequel, Parable of the Talents.)