How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #7
He doubted, more than ever, the existence of Cordelia Street, and for the first time he drank his wine recklessly. Was he not, after all, one of those fortunate beings born to the purple, was he not still himself and in his own place? He drummed a nervous accompaniment to the Pagliacci music and looked about him, telling himself over and over that it had paid. (2.58)
Paul has almost totally convinced himself that evil fairies switched him at birth and that he really belongs here, "born to purple." So, basically we know that everything is about to come crashing down.
Quote #8
He had not a hundred dollars left; and he knew now, more than ever, that money was everything, the wall that stood between all he loathed and all he wanted. (2.61)
You might think that having lots of money would teach Paul that money isn't everything, but in fact it just teaches him that money is everything. How's that for a moral?