“He realized that if he didn't leave, it would never be his life. It would be theirs.”

“And I could feel what he felt on the night when he realize that if he didn't leave, it would never be his life. It would be theirs.”

“Why would I care whether or not he loved me when he didn't even really know me?”

“So, why would I care whether or not he loved me when he didn't really even know me?”

“The one thing I did ask my dad was about the boys problems at home. Whether or not he thought the parents hit their son. He told me to mind my own business. Because he didn't know and would never ask and didn't think it mattered."Not everyone has a sob story, Charlie, and even if they do, its no excuse.”

“It's like he would take a photograph of Sam, and the photographwould be beautiful. And he would think that the reason thephotograph was beautiful was because of how he took it. If I tookit, I would know that the only reason it's beautiful is because ofSam.”

“he was "resting his eyes," which means he was sleepingbut didn't want me to change the channel.”