2. Blanca strengthens Esteban’s angry side "Be quiet!" he roared. "You're getting married. I don't want ... any bastards in the family, do you hear me?“"I thought we already had several," Blanca replied. (215) Blanca points out Esteban’s hypocrisy, which only makes him more mad.
3. When he saw his daughter, Esteban Trueba was unable to ... restrain his evil character and he charged her with his horse, whip in the air, beating her mercilessly, lash upon lash, until the girl fell flat and rigid to the ground…Who is it? Tell me who it is or I'll kill you!” (199) Despite the fact that Esteban has no liking for Pedro Tercero, Blanca still sees him.
4. “The presence of his granddaughter sweetened Esteban’s character” (266) “Esteban Trueba, who had always found it difficult to express his emotions and had no access to tenderness ever since his relationship with Clara had deteriorated, transferred all his finest sentiments to Alba” (274) “Slight symptoms gave him away: the sparkle in his eyes when he saw the little girl, the expensive presents he bought her, the anguish he felt if he heard her cry.” (266)
5. “I thrust a few bills in his hand and pushed him away so he would leave me in peace…It was a long night, perhaps the longest in my life. I spent it sitting next to Rosa’s tomb speaking with her, accompanying her on the first part of her journey to the Hereafter.” (35) Even though Rosa was dead, Esteban is so obsessed with her that he pays cemetery caretaker to let him stay the night beside her grave, talking to her corpse.
6. Esteban Trueba was able to die happy, murmuring her name: Clara, clearest, clairvoyant.” (367) Esteban is at peace when he reflects on Clara and the legacy she has left with him; she has given him something to love. “I wanted to die as soon as possible, because life without my wife had lost all meaning for me.” (295) Esteban no longer has the will to live without the love of his life.
7. Transito Soto “I opened the floodgates of my soul and told her everything and didn’t stop for a second from beginning to end. “ (418)
8. “He threw his arm around her waist, swept her up with an animal-like grunt, and placed her before him in the saddle.” (57) As soon as he sees Pancha his urges take over and he grabs her and has his way with her without her permission and without a second thought.