Maybe one day, I will catch fireflies again

Hellen 2022-04-19 09:02:43

Why didn't he stop?

Because I was responsible for the death of his favorite son, and I was destined to be exiled from the ranch.

He and his family never forgot about Layton's death, they never mentioned it, but they missed him every moment of their lives, Speyway was smart and sensible, he knew it wasn't his fault, it was the gun, that was It was an accident, but he never looked for it like a drop of water. He was as sad as the puppy biting the iron bucket. Spivey was glad that it no longer bit the iron bucket, but he knew that he couldn't catch it like it was. Fireflies, as ever.

He knew what to say when he gave a speech, he thought it clearly, he wanted to say it, he was not a carefree traveler, he was lonely, he said it "After Layton died, I was alone. ....".

This is his redemption.

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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet quotes

  • [first lines]

    T.S. Spivet: [narrating] Our ranch was located several miles north of Divide, lost in the Pioneer Mountains. The closest thing to traffic was when Union Pacific Freight trains rumbled through the valley. at 5:44 AM, 11:53 AM, 5:15 PM. The Divide was literally located on the continental divide. To the east, rivers spill into the Atlantic. To the west, it spilled into the Pacific.

    T.S. Spivet: One day my brother Layton and I decided to christen its natural border.

    Layton: [riding atop an oil rig] Giddy up little donkey, yee ha! Giddy up horse, yeah! Ya hoo!

  • Layton: Angela Ashworth says AIDS are bad and I probably have them.

    Layton: Well! Next time, you just tell Angela Ashworth, just because she feels insecure about being a little girl in a society that puts an inordinate amount of pressure on women to live up to some physical standard, it doesn't mean that she has to take out her misplaced self loathing on a nice little boy like you. You may be an inherent part of the problem, but certainly doesn't mean you have AIDS.

    Layton: I'm not sure I can remember all that.

    Dr. Clair, Mother: Well, then just tell her... she's fat.

    Layton: OK.