“There is more to a boy than what his mother sees. There is more to a boy then what his father dreams. Inside every boy lies a heart that beats. And sometimes it screams, refusing to take defeat. And sometimes his father's dreams aren't big enough, and sometimes his mother's vision isn't long enough. And sometimes the boy has to dream his own dreams and break through the clouds with his own sunbeams.”
― Remembering Isaac: The Wise and Joyful Potter of Niederbipp
― Remembering Isaac: The Wise and Joyful Potter of Niederbipp
“This is love, she thought, isn't it? When you notice someone's absence and hate that absence more than anything? More, even, than you love his presence?”
― Everything is Illuminated
― Everything is Illuminated
“Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.”
― Of Mice and Men
― Of Mice and Men
“I imagine a line, a white line, painted on the sand and on the ocean, from me to you.”
― Everything is Illuminated
― Everything is Illuminated
“I complained to a friend that although I had completed six years in therapy, my mother still wouldn’t let me go. He replied, "She’s not supposed to let you go. Your father is supposed to come and get you.”
― Raising a Son: Parents and the Making of a Healthy Man
― Raising a Son: Parents and the Making of a Healthy Man
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