How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Anna," said Einar. "Things are not only beautiful from the way they look on the outside, like you. Things can also be beautiful from the inside, because of what they can do." (18.34)
Anna is frightened by the gun and can't see what's so special about it, but to Einar, it's beautiful because of the way it's made—for him it's about the process. Notice how he spends a bunch of time explaining how it works, just so his kids can have that knowledge.
Quote #5
"No, sir," he said truthfully. "I've always had the kind of mind that likes to know things. Things about the world , about how things work. Do you know what I mean, sir?" (22.10)
When Salisbury asks if he's had trouble learning, Einar answers honestly that he hasn't. Check out how he puts it—as if his brain just absorbs facts and info like it's no big deal.
Quote #6
"Know everything you can know," his father used to say, but sickeningly Sig wondered if he had ever really known his father, and if he didn't know him, how could he love him? (30.6)
The more Sig learns about his dad, the more he wonders whether he really knew the guy at all. It's a funny thing to think about, since his dad was obsessed with the idea of learning, knowing, and understanding. Perhaps knowledge isn't always as straightforward as Sig would like it to be.