Mr. Hinkle's Verum Ink: the navy blue book
NA Leigh
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Today, we’re learning about ripples. Different objects cause different wave and ripple patterns,” the teacher said. “What is the only way to stop a ripple, according to the laws of physics?” “Help it dissipate to its smallest energy state,” a student answered. “Excellent. How do we do that?” “Calm the pond,” Charlie answered. “That’s right. You need to calm the pond somehow. So how do we do that?” “You need to cause something to happen that provides an equal and opposite reaction?” Bernie said, unsure. “Exactly! What happens when you have two forces, equal and opposite, colliding?” “They cancel each other out!” a student at the front of the class called out.”
“Arie, you bring out a fire in Noah that I’d never seen anyone else ignite. You not only complete him and compliment him but you are his opposite and other half. You are the very essence of who he is. He is who he is because of you. When he looks at you, he sees a mirror reflecting all the things that he hopes and longs for in life. And that, my dear, is something that no one will ever be able to take away from you.”
“You’re a dying bitter old man,” Luke replied, trying to think of something to say to hurt his father. “And you’re nothing but bitter,” Paul spat back.”
“You need to learn to be true to yourself. You deserve great things, Noah. But do you know that? Do you believe that? Until you learn to love yourself, there is nothing that I can offer you; not as a friend, not as a girlfriend, and not as a wife.”
“You know what Robin Sharma said, Bernie. ‘Forgiveness is not approving what happened. It’s choosing to rise above it.’ Be the bigger person.” “I don’t want to be the bigger person.” “But sometimes, you just have to.”
“You can’t always articulate what you’re feeling. That doesn’t mean you don’t have the ability to feel or understand what’s going on in your environment. But your parents can’t see that, can they, Noah?”
“You can’t admit to someone else what you’re too damn afraid to admit to yourself.’ That’s what Beth Lewis said in The Wolf Road, Bernie. The truth starts with you. It’s a hard pill to swallow but you have to do it if you want to move past this. Otherwise, you’re going to keep lying to yourself.”
“You are no better than him. I was foolish, thinking that you were a wonderful brother. But when push comes to shove, you are no better than he is. You have no morals or ethics. You are exactly like Father. All your life, you will end up pushing everyone away. No one will ever be able to do everything the exact way you want them to, Noah. When trouble sets in, you will only think of yourself. You’re going to live alone and it’s going to be very sad. By the time you realize what you’ve done, it will be too late.”
“You are like bread without kneading!” Charlie said, annoyed.”
“Where does it hurt, Honey?” she asked. “I’m okay, Mommy,” Noah replied, as tears continued to fall down his cheeks. I let you down, Mommy. I’m sorry.”
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Book Keywords:
lying, bitter, forgiveness, love, love-advice, insults, family-relationships, relationship-goals, science-lessons, toasts, life-lesson, family-drama, siblings
