How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
So the debate raged within, to call for help or to remain silent, and the seconds turned to minutes, and each minute tugged the straitjacket of indecision and paralysis tighter. (12.201)
This made us remember when we were little kids and got super scared in the middle of the night. The decision whether to stay safe under our blanket fort or go running into our parents' rooms was always one fraught with doubt, and we would be frozen to the spot until our fear reached a breaking point.
Quote #8
He put his hand on my chest and said with mock sorrow, "I am so sorry, Mr. Henry, but there really is no choice. It is the morality of the moment." And with those parting words John Kearns shoved me as hard as he could. (12.241)
There's always a choice when someone says there isn't one. Typically it just means they don't like the other options. The "morality of the moment" to Dr. Kearns doesn't really involve any morality at all: He's made a choice to sacrifice Will Henry, and he's sticking to it.
Quote #9
He launched himself at me, his left arm extended perpendicular to his body, poised to land the killing blow. I had just one bullet left and one second to decide. Fortune spared me that awful decision: In midflight he stiffened, shoulders yanked back by the punch of the round landing between them. (12.247)
This paragraph took a couple of re-reads until we fully understood what decision Will Henry had to make. He had one bullet, which he could use to either shoot the Anthropophagus or to shoot himself before he died a horrible death. That's a terrible choice to have to make, especially in such a short time. Luckily fate intervened before he truly had to decide.