How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
I killed babies, mothers. I deserved this pain, was owed my misery. (9.44)
Whoa, Dolores is throwing quite the pity party for herself here. Do you ever feel sorry for her, or do you wish she'd just snap the heck out of it?
Quote #8
It was a pattern with me, really, I thought: Dottie's fish, Rita Speight's baby. I killed off whatever people loved. (16.26)
Here she goes again, seven chapters later, still feeling guilty for killing off things she didn't kill off. Well, except the fish—she did that on purpose, and she should feel guilty for it, although her guilt won't bring them back.
Quote #9
I decided to tell Dante everything that night: my parents, Jack Speight, Kippy's letters, Dr. Shaw. (21.96)
The guilt of starting her entire relationship on a lie really starts to weigh on Dolores—no, that isn't a fat joke—and she feels the need to purge herself of it (by confessing everything to Dante.