How we cite our quotes: (Act, Scene, Line)
Quote #10
RACHEL. Mr. Drummond, I hope I haven't said anything to offend you. You see, I haven't really thought very much. I was always afraid of what I might think—so it seemed safer not to think at all. But now I know. A thought is like a child inside our own body. It has to be born. If it dies inside you, part of you dies, too! (Pointing to the book) Maybe what Mr. Darwin wrote is bad. I don't know. Bad or good, it doesn't make any difference. The ideas have to come out—like children. Some of 'em healthy as a bean plant, some sickly. I think the sickly ideas die mostly, don't you, Bert? (III, 575-85)
Finally, our girl Rachel starts to think for herself. Here, she's basically saying that pursuing the truth—be it right or wrong—is more important than feeling secure in what one already knows. Way to go, Rach.