How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #37
Dean stood googing around with a towel, so did Marylou. Finally they started necking among the pots and pans; they withdrew to a dark corner in the pantry. The counterman was satisfied as long as Ed and I did the dishes. We finished them in fifteen minutes. (II.2.3)
Dean consistently chooses women and sex over his friends.
Quote #38
It was Old Bull Lee, who’d moved to New Orleans. Old Bull Lee in his high, whining voice was making a complaint. It seemed a girl called Galatea Dunkel had just arrived at his house for a guy Ed Dunkel; Bull had no idea who these people were. Galatea Dunkel was a tenacious loser. I told Bull to reassure her that Dunkel was with Dean and me and that most likely we’d be picking her up in New Orleans on the way to the Coast. Then the girl herself talked on the phone. She wanted to know how Ed was. She was all concerned about his happiness. (II.3.1)
Sal is amazed that a woman could possibly love a man after being treated so poorly; yet he stays loyal to Dean after being treated just as badly.
Quote #39
The guy who ran the drugstore said, "You just got another call - this one from San Francisco - for a guy called Dean Moriarty. I said there wasn’t anybody by that name." It was sweetest Camille, calling Dean. The drugstore man, Sam, a tall, calm friend of mine, looked at me and scratched his head. "Geez, what are you running, an international whorehouse?" (II.3.4)
Sal occasionally gives us insight into what their goings-on look like to the outside world, reminding the reader of the madness of their schemes.