Vroman's Trivia: Day 2

Yesterday's quote was from Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Congratulations to Lee, who received 3 points for being the first to answer. Keith took second place and received 2 points. E came in third, and got a single point. And now on to today's quote.

What book is this quote from?


Good luck, and remember email your answers to pbrown@vromansbookstore.com.

Edit: It was brought to my attention that clarification only has three "i"s in it, not four. In the book, the word is spelled correctly. It is not a quirk of the writer's style or anything like that.