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Sophia Petrovna encounters the wife of the former director of the publishing house while waiting in line at the prosecutor’s one day. The director’s wife explains that her husband has been sent to a remote work camp and that she and her daughter are being deported. When Sofia tries to tell her to remain persistent in her attempt to make things better, the director’s wife laughs in her face, implying that Sofia’s outlook is insensitive and out of touch with reality.
The Director’s Wife Quotes in Sofia Petrovna
The Sofia Petrovna quotes below are all either spoken by The Director’s Wife or refer to The Director’s Wife . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 12
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“You have to be persistent,” said Sofia Petrovna quietly. “If they won’t tell you here, you must write to Moscow. Or else, what’s going to happen? You’ll lose track of each other completely.”
The director’s wife looked her up and down.
“Who is it? Your husband? Your son?” she asked with such intense fury that Sofia Petrovna involuntarily drew back closer to Alik. All right then, when they send your son away—you just be persistent, you go find out his address.”
“They won’t send my son away,” said Sofia Petrovna apologetically. “You see, he’s not guilty. He was arrested by mistake.”
“Ha-ha-ha!” laughed the director’s wife, carefully enunciating each syllable.
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The Director’s Wife Quotes in Sofia Petrovna
The Sofia Petrovna quotes below are all either spoken by The Director’s Wife or refer to The Director’s Wife . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 12
Quotes
“You have to be persistent,” said Sofia Petrovna quietly. “If they won’t tell you here, you must write to Moscow. Or else, what’s going to happen? You’ll lose track of each other completely.”
The director’s wife looked her up and down.
“Who is it? Your husband? Your son?” she asked with such intense fury that Sofia Petrovna involuntarily drew back closer to Alik. All right then, when they send your son away—you just be persistent, you go find out his address.”
“They won’t send my son away,” said Sofia Petrovna apologetically. “You see, he’s not guilty. He was arrested by mistake.”
“Ha-ha-ha!” laughed the director’s wife, carefully enunciating each syllable.
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