The quote blog, where all quotes involving The Ocean at the End of the Lane go. The quotes are due by 3/15/2014 at 8:30 am.
Madi Faulk
3/14/2014 11:19:59 am
"Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. Truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world.” This quote is my favorite from the book because I believe it to be true. To me this quote means that even as an adult you will do childish things, say childish thins, and think childish things. think like a child is good when you are an adult because it shows as an adult you can still have fun and be yourself. it also shows that you are not always stressed out. It also says that adults look like adults but a lot of times do not act like adults. that is why I was my favorite quote from the book.
Brandon Alexander
3/14/2014 11:29:17 am
"How can you be happy in this world? You have a hole in your heart. You have a gateway inside you to lands beyond the world you know. They will call you as they grow. There can never be a time when you forget them, when you are not in your heart, questing after something you cannot even properly imagine, the lack of which will spoil your sleep and your day and your life until you close your eyes for the final time" This quote, I believe means that as a person you will always have a goal, will always be looking for something. Once you do find something you will want to go look for more and more and more. This means that people should always try hard in everything they do, to achieve their goals. People will never be able to complete all their goals unless they do not have enough, and the hole in your heart will keep them searching. The hole in your heart will never be filled, even by the time you pass on.
Rachael Schock
3/14/2014 01:55:16 pm
"I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy." I believe this is one of the quotes that every reader can look at at some point and agree with this. childhood is a simpler time where there are lite to no worries in our lives. it is easier to make a child happy compared to a teenager and it is easier to make both happy compared to an adult. we want smaller objects or ideas when we are younger. as adults, we want things that are more difficult to achieve. for example, adults want money, jobs, safety, security. this also allows kids to be more distracted from things that make them upset where adults have to face them head on and have no escape.
Mack Rhine
3/14/2014 02:07:15 pm
“You don’t pass or fail at being a human, dear.”
This quote is pretty straight forward, really. Throughout the story, the child just seems to mess up. His life was depressing, and Ursula Monkton wouldn't have come to his world if he had not let go of Lettie's hand. No one ever did say, however, that he failed. You cannot fail life, you don't pass it either. Life is not supposed to be a challenge, the challenges are what lies beneath it. So all those challenges, he may have failed them (or we have), but it didn't necessarily mean he (or anyone) has failed life.
Joseph DiGeronimo
3/14/2014 02:41:58 pm
"Books were safer than people anyway."
This quote, to me, showed how he would rather be in a fictional than nonfictional world. This shows how he preferred, over most thing, that to be alone in his own world, really. His books brought him to great joy. I believe that in his current state and age at the end of the book, he still had been reading books in the same manner. As it says in the quote, he used his quotes as an escape.
Elyas Chopan
3/14/2014 03:41:05 pm
"Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. Truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world." To me, this quote is saying that, most grown-ups in my life are not completely grown up. What if my parents are not grown-ups themselves. A lot of people I know that are grown-ups still have fears they have been facing childhood. This quote is saying that grown-ups are only grown up on the outside. On the inside they are still not grown-up. For example, when an adult who is scared of a spider sees a spider, they are scared of that spider, but they have to go and kill that spider. The adult never grew out of his fear of spiders. I think that the adult would like to scream, but they do not have anyone to tell. I think that this quote that I am about to say backs up my statement. "Adults should not weep, I knew. They did not have mothers who would comfort them."
Jenna Hunter
3/14/2014 03:46:37 pm
"If you have something specific and visible to fear, rather than something that could be anything, it is easier."
This quote is true for all things and people. It is easier to fear something you know. You know what your up against and how to protect yourself from your fear. Humanity has shown many times through out history that our worst fear is the fear of the unknown. You do not know what is going to happen. an example is many people fear death. No one really knows what happens. (exculding all religion beliefs) It is easier to fear the known, something solid and fact, rather then the unknown where anything is possible and anything can happen.
Gabriel Campos
3/14/2014 03:56:41 pm
"Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. Truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world." This quote is one of my favorites because it is saying that even adults do childish things and that what you see physically on the outside will not necessarily be on the inside .
Darby McMahon
3/14/2014 05:17:02 pm
"Children use the back ways and hidden paths, while adults take roads and official paths." I think this means that children are very adventurous and they like to try new things, while adults do not like change and stick to what they know. In the story the narrator was very quiet and did not have many friends, but he did enjoy adventure and was up to trying new things. As an adult he did not like change and did not really ever do anything adventurous. To me this quote is saying we need to do lots of adventurous things when we are young because as we get older we can't.
Jason Evans
3/14/2014 06:06:02 pm
“I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy.”
This quote really stuck out to me because our character simply says to enjoy the little things in life. I could not agree more. In today's society, everybody is getting too caught up in the world's next tragedy or attempting to achieve their irrational dreams of being presidents or NBA players. This causes them to completely over look the small victories they achieve every day. Just surviving is a victory, in and of itself. Our character says that he could not change the way the world was. That, in my opinion, is the problem with people today. Everybody focuses on trying to change the world by being the next big thing. However, it is the small roles that make a big difference, as well. For example, is all of us were CEOs and Hollywood actors, there would be no garbage men to get rid of unwanted waste or teachers preparing future presidents and CEOs with the knowledge and skills they need. In sum, then, my philosophy would be, "Hakuna Matata" (means 'no worries'). Instead of trying to change the world, focus on the little things in life that bring you joy everyday.
Savanna Guertin
3/14/2014 06:35:41 pm
"I was a normal child. Which is to say, I was selfish and I was not entirely convince of the existence of things that were not me, and I was certain, rock-solid unshakably certain, that I was the most important thing in creation. There was nothing that was more important to me me than I was."
When I read this quote I really loved it because it is absolutely true. As kids no one is selfless and only wants to help others. And it is not only kids, adults are not completely selfless either. But with children they are so very selfish because they do not know any better than go just look out for themselves and to get what they want. As a young kid I was just as selfish as anyone else and when I was younger I really only thought about myself and not about if what I did would affect others badly. What I think I like most about this quote is how pretty much any reader can relate to it and think back on their childhood from it and agree they were just as selfish as any kid. I also like how the author wrote this quote so well and put in great adjectives to really emphasize his point.
Ian Balogh
3/14/2014 08:04:01 pm
Monsters come in all shapes and sizes, Some of them are things people are scared of. Some of them are things that look like things people used to be scared of a long time ago. Sometimes monsters are things people should be scared of, but they aren't.”
Monsters come in all shapes and sizes, Some of them are things people are scared of. Some of them are things that look like things people used to be scared of a long time ago. Sometimes monsters are things people should be scared of, but they aren't.”
To me this quote means that a monster is not just a solid thing. A monster could be anything , but it depends on the person to say what the monsters are. This could be a fear or a someone that hurts them. To another person he could be a monster by something he does to the other person. So a monster could be a person a thing or an idea but everyone has different monsters.
Alexis Diaz
3/15/2014 01:09:53 am
I agree with this quote ! As monsters are not all a tangible thing, this quote reminded me of Ursula Monkton who fit both descriptions. he physically infiltrates the protagonist as a worm, and after he takes her out, she changes into a human that becomes his babysitter. The mental monstrosity is how Ursula limits his physical freedom–essentially taking it away–and threatens to take away his books while enforcing “early bedtimes.”
Alexis Diaz
3/15/2014 12:49:50 am
“Books were safer than other people anyway.”
pg. 9-- “I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.”
pg. 13-- “Growing up, I took so many cues from books… They were my teachers and my advisors.” pg. 77--“I went away in my head, into a book. That was where I went whenever real life was too hard or too inflexible.” pg. 58
Rather than pick one long quote, I decided to find a collection of quotes that all fell under the umbrella of books and how they affected the unnamed narrator as well as ourselves. I interpreted these quotes as the substance of the novel, meaning the novel is almost a love letter to literature, and a reminder of the safety that we found in stories as children. As many of us may get caught up in the bustle of life, we too, can escape the wrath of life and seek homage in the books we read and follow guidance and advice in the lessons they have to offer.
Alexis Diaz
3/15/2014 01:10:49 am
I agree with Ian's quote ! As monsters are not all a tangible thing, this quote reminded me of Ursula Monkton who fit both descriptions. he physically infiltrates the protagonist as a worm, and after he takes her out, she changes into a human that becomes his babysitter. The mental monstrosity is how Ursula limits his physical freedom–essentially taking it away–and threatens to take away his books while enforcing “early bedtimes.”
Isaiah Adams
3/15/2014 01:24:54 am
"Life's not fair" this is by far the simplest quote but with the most meaning. Not everyone gets their way in the end and not everyone will be happy. Life really isn't fair at making the life you wanna live happen. In the book "X" had a terrible childhood which at that point that quote can into play at telling me life really isn't fair. He never really got what he wanted even at the end where he was asked if he wanted his own room back and he said no.
Megan Moxley
3/15/2014 05:00:36 am
My computer kept crashing yesterday and now its letting me post. Anyways the most significant quote for me was, " Truth is, there aren't any grownups. Not one in the whole world". This really gave off a huge part of the book. It means to me that everyone is just an older looking child in their heart and soul. It made me think of what the book really meant. Like in the book, he ends up going back to the Hempstocks and not really fully aware that he was his age.
Nathaniel Nun3z
3/16/2014 04:48:12 am
Sorry I had a Millennium baseball game at Woodland Christian and I had to leave Tracy at 6:30. Well anyways, this is the quote that I chose.
"I was selfish and I was not entirely convinced of the existence of things that were not me and I was certain, that I was the most important thing in creation." - X
This quote truly means a lot. First of all, it is true that all children believe that they are the most important thing in creation. They think this because children only think about themselves and believe that the world revolves around them. This quote made me see through a seven year old point of view.
virginia stewart
3/16/2014 11:42:12 am
The comments left on the blog were good. I enjoyed reading your chosen quote and what it meant to you. I think the book is full of great quotes and I hope in the years to come you will re-read this book as an adult.
Sophia Shyam
3/16/2014 03:45:04 pm
I am so sorry I am submitting this so late, but I was not home saturday or friday after school, I had a family commitment. I found the quote Life's not fair very interesting to me. I thought that our character has gone through a lot in his life that no other kid should ever have to go through. I think it was not really a big awakening for him but it kind of showed him that there are ups and downs in his life but you need to make the best out of what liefe throws at you at times, and that will stick for him for the rest of his life, even as an adult.
Mateen Shekaib
3/17/2014 09:43:15 am
"Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. Truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world.” I thinks this quotes played a huge part in the book. Our character x was always a little secluded from everyone and was scared to talk to especially grown ups. The quote comforts him from being able to talk to grown ups, and just seeing beyond their outer appearance, they are completely the same on the inside, they still get scared, and they still get nervous. Adults are still bigger children
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