How we cite our quotes: [Part.Paragraph]
Quote #1
"Then I'd be hooked." "What's—?" "Like stuck on a hook, because I'd need [painkillers] all the time." (1.86-1.88)
Ma has to explain almost everything to Jack. He's only five. She has a great ability to explain the idioms that people use all the time without thinking. And she has incredible patience since she's able to define all of these things for her son so many times a day.
Quote #2
I'd love to watch TV all the time but it rots our brains. (1.100)
Ma uses TV mostly to educate Jack, watching educational shows like Dora and playing the Parrot game—in which Jack repeats back what people say—to build his vocabulary. She limits the use of TV, though, because most TV isn't educational at all, especially not to a five-year-old.
Quote #3
Sometimes I forget things. Ma tells me and I remember them after that. (1.161)
Ma is pretty patient, but Jack is patient, too. Even at a young age, he realizes that he sometimes forgets things, but this doesn't frustrate him. He just knows he has to be reminded of things, and everything will be okay.