How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Colin wanted to be all-the-way happy, he really did—because ever since he saw the steepness of the curve with Lindsey, he'd been hoping that it'd be wrong. But as he sat there on the bed, the note in his still-shaky hands, he couldn't help but feel that he would never be a genius. For as much as he believed Lindsey that what matters to you defines your mattering, he still wanted the Theorem to work, still wanted to be as special as everyone had always told him he was. (epil.14)
When all is said and done, is Colin happy? We think he finally wants to be, but he's not sure how to actually get there. His theorem doesn't work, his life philosophy is down the drain, and he isn't either of the two things (prodigy, dumpee) he thought he was. That bites.