"to build up a big fire first with good, stout wood and then cook while the coals die slowly down. Rachel could never get the hang of that. She was trying to start the fire and cook all at once, which will never get you anywhere. You can't keep a new fire low; it must grow or die. Nelson taught me that." (pp.241)
This quote said by Leah has meaning deeper than the overlying message. Kind of like an extended message into the life of the Congo, relating to the Price family. One way it relates to this family is when you look at Nathan Price. He's trying to build his fire way too fast when it comes to spreading the Gospel. That will never get him anywhere.
"God will know the difference!...God despises a coward who runs while others stand and suffer." (pp.218)
Great metaphor with a deep meaning in it. My parents often tell me, “you have to work hard and make you're way up to the top”. This line clearly shows that success isn’t something easy to come by, it's something through hard work and numerous efforts that is put in to achieve, not something that could be done over a night.
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