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Quote #1
Flowers. Cards. Notes. Bears, and things. People care. People are good. (269)
It doesn't seem like Will really feels the goodness of people, but at least he's capable of recognizing it when he sees it.
Quote #2
Angela isn't long patient with this. With you. Watch it boy. You might lose this. You don't want to lose this do you? (365)
For a guy who seems so mired in his bad attitude and hopelessness, Will sure recognizes a chance at happiness when he sees one in Angela.
Quote #3
What are you waiting for? That a good tide is going to bring you a superior something? (482)
Here Will seems to mock his hope. It's a love-hate relationship with pretty much everything for this guy.
Quote #4
The severed head of a tuna is a joy (484)
Though we're not sure we totally follow Will's logic here, we do understand that he seems to be feeling some joy. Even if it is about the head of a dead fish.
Quote #5
Did you know that it's called Hopeless High by the locals? (520)
Makes you wonder: If you tell a person he's hopeless enough times, will he eventually believe that he is?
Quote #6
Why can't we do better than this? If everyone is to survive we have to do better than this. (547)
Will isn't just hard on himself—he's hard on the world around him, too. And from where he's sitting, at least, there's some truth to this observation. After all, he hasn't exactly gotten what he needs.
Quote #7
Are you listening? This is what you should be listening to […] Listen to this voice Will, the one that owes you the truth. (945)
Will wants to save himself from himself, and sometimes this means he needs to remind himself to let himself off the hook. Another way to think of it is that this voice that tells him that his parents' death was not his fault is Will's wiser self.