How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Still the man and boy stood there, the boy glowing, the man with revelation in his face. (5.47)
The day Doug gets Mr. Sanderson to try on the Cream Sponge Para-Litefoot sneakers, we see this awesome moment of an adult actually getting what a kid has to say. That's the "revelation" Bradbury's talking about.
Quote #2
"The reason why grownups and kids fight is because they belong to separate races. Look at them, different from us. Look at us, different from them. Separate races, and never the twain shall meet." (6.16)
Tom's understanding of genetics leaves something to be desired, but most kids have probably felt this way at one time or another. At what age do you think the two—as we know they eventually do—meet? How old are we when our child and adult brains are perfectly, precariously balanced?
Quote #3
"Some people turn sad awfully young. No special reason, it seems, but they seem almost to be born that way. They bruise easier, tire faster, cry quicker, remember longer and, as I say, get sadder younger than anyone else in the world. I know, for I'm one of them." (37.111)
One of the coolest things about Mr. Jonas's speech is that we never know whether Doug actually hears it or not.