How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Well, that's your choice, Reese," he said. "You can spend the rest of your life in some kind of institution like this or you can be out there in the world. (2.4)
Reese's counselor, Mr. Cintron, tells Reese he has control over his own destiny. It's simply a matter of choosing the right path—over and over again.
Quote #2
Mr. Cintron talked about it like it was something easy. You go this way or you go that way. Maybe for him it was easy. (2.5)
Reese doesn't think the choice is as simple as Mr. Cintron makes it out to be. Who do you think is right? Why?
Quote #3
We had group 2:30 to 4:30, and they brought in a black guy who told us we could be something special if we tried. Same old, same old. He said he used to be a drug dealer. Play asked him what kind of watch he was wearing, and as soon as he had to look down at it, we knew he didn't have anything going on. (2.28)
The whole "choose a better life" thing is something Reese has heard before. But it doesn't resonate—he's never truly seen someone change course significantly.