what is an important quote ine the book and how is it briefly signifcant

With all of their problems closing in on them, Nora does the one thing that will only serve to emasculate her husband and drive a larger wedge between them.

NORA: "how painful and humiliating it would be for Torvald, with his manly independence, to know that he owed me anything!"

Nora's actions are in direct conflict with societal expectations.