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1 " He said it was because Christopher was willing to share the day with Daniel, but Daniel wasn't willing to share the day with Christopher." - Nathan's Grandfather "
― Catherine Ryan Hyde , When I Found You
2 " All the boundaries of the world disappeared after a good snow. Nathan had always noticed that. The seemingly sturdy, dependable dividing lines between his yard and his neighbor's yard, or the sidewalk and the street, simply disappeared. Erased by white.As if the world were advising him not to put too much faith in such markings. That perhaps these lines had never been entirely real to begin with. "
3 " Most people prefer to think that their resentment is entirely the fault of the person they resent, and that twisted logic seems to make sense in their minds. But it makes no sense to me at all... But it's a popular point of view. Probably because it's so much easier. It relieves you of the burden of any and all self-examination.(Nathan to Nat) "
4 " The fact that you don’t grasp the meaning of something doesn’t mean it has none. "
5 " Meaning…they say the best way to judge what a man will do is by looking at what he’s done in the past. "
6 " Whatever you think your shortcomings are...you can't just lock yourself in the house so no one can notice or comment. We all have to take ourselves out into the world, flaws and all. And find a way to make the adjustment. "
7 " The value of your life is your own choosing, "
8 " I feel that the truth is simply the truth. And that to shield someone from it is only a manner of treating that person with a lack of respect. "
9 " All I know is that you can’t force yourself to feel something you don’t. "
10 " The value of your life is your own choosing,” Nathan "
11 " There’s two things you can do with a kid like that. Way I see it. You can burst his bubble. Or you can wait and let life burst it. Let life do the dirty work for you. If you burst it he’ll hate you forever. And he’ll never really believe he couldn’t have made it. He’ll always think it’s your fault for standing in his way. For not having more faith in him. Now, life. When life bursts your bubble, well. It’s a little harder to argue with life. "
12 " I have always felt,” Nathan said, “that the truth is simply the truth. And perhaps does not exist for us to bend and revise. Or even filter to suit the feelings of those we love and want to protect. "
13 " The value of your life is your own choosing,” Nathan said. "
14 " Most people prefer to think that their resentment is entirely the fault of the person they resent, and that twisted logic seems to make sense in their minds. But it makes no sense to me at all. It’s like saying it’s your fault if I shoot you, because the gun is aiming at you. It completely disregards who’s doing the aiming. But it’s a popular point of view. Probably because it’s so much easier. It relieves you of the burden of any and all self-examination. You don’t have to understand it now … Just file it away with everything else I’ve said that sounds like a foreign language to you. Maybe you’ll learn a new language someday. Some people do. It depends how important it is to them to see things differently. "
15 " World is full of people so troubled they don’t even understand themselves. You could offer them a thousand dollars to explain their motivations, but they can’t tell you what they don’t know. "
16 " You can’t tell someone to pursue their dream only if it’s a good match for your own. You can’t dictate what dream he should pursue. "
17 " Why the remarkable commitment?” “Why not?” Nathan asked. “What else have I done with my life that’s remarkable? "
18 " truth is simply the truth. And perhaps does not exist for us to bend and revise. Or even filter "
19 " the truth is simply the truth. And perhaps does not exist for us to bend and revise. Or even filter to suit the feelings of those we love and want to protect. "
20 " No. It’s not your job to convince him. It’s his job to believe it. This is his shortcoming, not yours. He needs to think well enough of himself to believe it. And that’s always been a problem for him. "
