Patrick Barrett > Quotes

“Life is about having a laugh, positive thinking & looking after loved ones”
― PATRICK BARRETT

“I drop Eileen and the kids off at home so I can go and visit Mam, the care home is on lockdown so I can't go inside, but we can talk through the window, I call and Mam's caregivers bring her up to the window, she is at a point where she is not even sure what a window is anymore, she thinks if she can see you through the clear glass, she can reach right through it. I look at her straight blond hair, the colour of Irish butter, and her clear blue eyes, I put up my hand for a wave and she responds by reaching her hand out as if she wants to hold my hand, I place my palm against the window and she puts her hand against my palm on her side, I can almost feel it, almost. She looks thinner now and I wonder if she knows me or remembers my name, she looks up at me then and her eyes light up, she knows me. I blow her a kiss and she tries to return it but she can't quite figure out how to do it, I love that she is trying, and if I don't get anything else today on my birthday, I'll take this effort at a kiss and a clasped hand from Mam, the only birthday gift I need.”
― Patrick Barrett, Sanctuary: The True Story of an Irish Village, a Man Who Lost His Way, and the Rescue Donkeys That Led Him Home

“your score depends much more on how carefully you execute your training on the majority of questions that you find less intimidating, and much less on whether you’re able to unravel the minority of questions you find more intimidating.”
― Patrick Barrett, SAT Prep Black Book: The Most Effective SAT Strategies Ever Published

“test basic ideas in an objective way, rather than testing advanced ideas in a subjective way.”
― Patrick Barrett, SAT Prep Black Book: The Most Effective SAT Strategies Ever Published