How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
But what was in my mind was that once again destiny, inevitability, the antithesis of choice had come to rule my life, once again a child was to be born to a father who was not his father, although by a terrible irony the child would be the true grandchild of his father's parents; trapped in the web of these interweaving genealogies, it may even have occurred to me to wonder what was beginning, what was ending, and whether another secret countdown was in progress, and what would be born with my child. (3.28.52)
This happens when Celine is freaking out before Aadam is born. It's funny that Saleem should talk about family being without choice. That's the way most of us see it, but he's talked throughout the whole novel about how he was able to make new parents for himself at will. Darn it Saleem, get your story straight.