How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
She almost turns; then hesitates. Her rubber soles yelp on the floor. "Why do you always call me Sarah?" she asks. "You know that's not my name."
"Gabriel," I reply, "isn't mine."
"But it's what you prefer."
"My preference isn't to be who I am." (17.84-7)
Gabriel tells his nurse that he doesn't want to be himself, probably because of his torrid past. Yet, a quickie name change does not a new person make. Anwell a.k.a. Gabriel a.k.a. Finnigan wants to believe that it does, but he's still the guy behind the mask—no matter which one he's wearing.