I think perhaps the quote is referring to the fact that we don't always gain recognition for our actions? Someone of equal status and beliefs could stumble upon the lottery of life just by simply being there, or an error, while we remain unrecognized and alone? <span />
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"Quicksand is more than a novel about a person’s search for identity. <span>
It offers a critical commentary on diverse cultural and racial societies—their oppressive institutions, outmoded traditions, false values, and distorted ways of perceiving reality.</span>
..Furthermore, she finds the sensual excesses practiced in Harlem to be repulsive to the values of her moral upbringing. is more than a novel about a person’s search for identityAgain seeking..."
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I believe it's about finding who you are and understanding your values.
The character of Editha is a foil, developed to portray the fickleness of the arguments that support war.
The author ironically reveals how Editha repeats the passages from newspapers and magazines supporting the need to go to war. But the author takes a step further to give us a view of Editha’s perception when she says, "But now it doesn't matter about the how or why. Since the war has come, all that is gone. There are no two sides any more. There is nothing now but our country."
Finally, toward the end of the story, Mrs. Gearson sarcastically says, "No, you didn't expect him to get killed," a commentary by the author to show the ignorance of people who idealize war.