How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
The memory was a time when she, Esa, and other children had played Wolf and Rabbit in the village center. Miri had been the rabbit and run as fast as she could flee around the circle. She could not see the face of the wolf.
With sickening terror, Miri thought she understood. Esa was telling her to run. (19.50-51)
The memory Esa sends Miri may be a game, but the message is no game. She's using a frivolous childhood memory to warn Miri and tell her that she needs to run as fast as she can—right now. There's a real life wolf on the way.
Quote #8
"One lifetime ago bandits came to Mount Eskel," she said.
At the sound of that phrase, all the girls looked up. It was the first line in the story told every spring holiday. (21.52-53)
Mount Eskel villagers have a culture all their own, including shared stories that they can all tell from memory. In order to creep the bandits out, the girls turn to the old story of bandits invading Mount Eskel that they hear every spring holiday.
Quote #9
There was nothing special about that day. It was just one of many from her childhood, one hour out of thousands she had spent beside Peter. But the thought of it made her feel warm. (21.88)
Memories don't have to be momentous in order to be special. When Miri remembers all the times that she's spent with Peder just hanging out and talking, she feels more comforted than she could from a memory of any big occasion.