How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"It wasn't Satan who tortured Job. It was God. God and Satan made a bet, to test him, to see if he would crumble. Lose his faith. And then, without mercy, they piled misery on him, again and again and again. So, if there is a God up there, you can bet your worthless little life he's not coming to help you." (29.59)
It turns out even scary sauce villains know the Bible, and Anna is surprised to learn that Wolff knows about the story of Job just as well as she does. Just knowing the story doesn't mean as much as believing it though.
Quote #8
The Bible. Why the Bible? It lay on its open front, the edge of a few pages twitching in the slight breeze from the head of the lake, and Sig understood what his father had been trying to do. Those thin pages, thin, thin like wafers, would have been the easiest to catch alight, and with those burning, Einar might just have had the chance of staying alive. (33.33)
Out on the ice, Sig feels a sudden connection to the Bible, mainly because it belonged to his mom. Still, it's clear that the stories and faith it contains are important to Sig as well, in his own way. We're never sure if he buys into it, though.
Quote #9
Does God turn his eyes away when bad things happen? Or does he watch, wondering at how his creation unfolds? Does he shake his head in sorrow? Or does he smile? (35.1)
This is one of life's big questions, and it seems like everyone in the novel has their own answer to it. If you already have it figured out, let us know.