How we cite our quotes: (Record.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"We have helped God to conquer the devil definitively— it was this devil, you know, who urged people to violate what was forbidden and take a bite of that fatal freedom; he was the malicious snake. But our boot: on his head— crunch! And there: paradise is restored. Again we are simple-hearted innocents, like Adam and Eve. No more confusion about good and evil: everything is very simple, heavenly, childishly simple." (11.14)
Again, D-503 states that repression is actually a desirable thing. To be repressed is to be returned to simplicity, and with simplicity comes happiness. Unfortunately, the Garden of Eden is kind of closed for renovations in this society, and the innocence and happiness that D-503 speak about can never really exist.
Quote #8
"He had given us certificates testifying that we were ill, that we were unable to go to work. Thus I stole my work from the United State; I was a thief; I deserved to be put beneath the Machine of the Well-Doer." (13.23)
Repression here is very often a mental state. The State doesn't even need to send jackbooted thugs after its citizens. They're so consumed with guilt by any act of repression, that they'll turn themselves in.
Quote #9
"How do you know that nonsense isn't a good thing? If human nonsense had been nurtured and developed for centuries, just as intelligence has, then perhaps something extraordinarily precious could have come from it." 23.10
Here, the author recognizes the value of nonsense and foolishness as part of our human condition (Why else do you think Shmoop exists?). We need it to accomplish wonderful things—to find heights of creativity and inspiration in the face of our own shortcomings. By attempting to destroy it, the State has caused a great deal of damage to the human soul.