“Nicholas Benedict did have an exceptional gift for knowing things (more exceptional, in fact, than most adults would have thought possible), and yet not even he could know that this next chapter was to be the most unusual-and most important-of his entire childhood. Indeed, the strange days that lay ahead would change him forever, though for now they had less substance than the mist through which he ran.” KnowsImportantFactsNextForeverKnowingChildhoodStrangeAdultsLaysSubstanceRanUnusualChaptersExceptionalMistNext ChapterKnowing ThingsStrange Days Author:Trenton Lee Stewart
“No sooner had he thought this than he realized what was anchoring his happiness. It was purpose. He knew what he wanted to do. He knew the way he thought things should be, and Mr. Harinton was proving that other people--even adults--could feel the same way. Nicholas had something to aim for now. He might not know what he wanted to be when he grew up, but he knew with absolute certainty how he wanted to be.” PeopleKnowsWayFeelsShouldMightWantedPurposeGrewProveGrew UpAdultsAbsolutesAimCertaintyAbsolute Certainty Author:Trenton Lee Stewart
“Mr. Harinton was real. There were adults in the world who would actually make sacrifices for others - not just for their own families but for anyone who needed help. Nicholas had always had the impression that families looked after one another, and he had come to understand that, on rare ocassions, children would do the same... But this was different. What Mr. Harinton was doing certainly helped Nicolas - but it also simply felt right to Nicholas. It made him want to be exactly like Mr. Harinton himself.” WorldWantChildrenMadeDifferentRealHelpingFeltSacrificeNeededAdultsImpressionSacrifice For OthersNeeded Help Author:Trenton Lee Stewart
