How we cite our quotes: The book doesn't have numbered or titled chapters, but it is broken up into sections with sub-sections under these. We'll call this Chapter:Section:Paragraph.
Quote #7
To stick so close to where she had lived was a crime. His stories made her impatient—she wanted to travel, experience, live.
[..]
At least he made her dream.
(5.1.4, 5.1.5)
Even Frank's haphazard, directionless experiences seem preferable to Helen than her own life.
Quote #8
Yet she knew she mustn't become seriously attracted to him because there would be trouble in buckets. Trouble, thank you, she had had enough of. She wanted now a peaceful life without worry—any more worries. (5.2.64)
We feel for Helen, but her dream of a life without worry just isn't in the cards, for her or anyone. This dream is naive and unrealistic, to say the least.