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“I know people will say that it's because of the accident that I came back to church-well, they're right. I'm not too proud to know when a problem is bigger than I am.”
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was our stupid behavior that caused it, and guilty that we had lived and he had died. I been able to deal with the guilt—day by day it gets easier to handle. But you—you never got out from under the blame you put on yourself.
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Tears of a Tiger
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| “I know people will say that it's because of the accident that I came back to church-well, they're right. I'm not too proud to know when a problem is bigger than I am.” | B.J |
| was our stupid behavior that caused it, and guilty that we had lived and he had died. I been able to deal with the guilt—day by day it gets easier to handle. But you—you never got out from under the blame you put on yourself. | Tyrone |
| . “But I'll always love you, and I'll always miss you and I'll never forget that It's okay to put dragons in the jungle and tears on a tiger” | Monty |
| . ““Go ahead and cry, Andy. Don't be afraid of those tears. Sometimes they help to wash the soul clean.” | Coach Ripley |
| . “I don’t care. I don’t need college. I don’t need basketball. I don’t need nothing.” | Andy |
| "Even I thought it was a real easy sentence, maybe too easy. Do you think that was right? Shouldn't I been sent to jail or somethin'?" | Andy |
| “It sure does seem like Rhonda and Tyrone are having more fun. | Keisha |
| “I just wanted to let you know that I’m concerned. A couple weeks ago he ran out of the room in tears in the middle of a discussion.” | Ms. Blackwell |
| "I'd say I'm not surprised. Sometimes it's part of the guilt and grieving process—to consider suicide as an alternative to the pain. But the answer is life, Andy, not death. So then I'd tell you about the other alternatives to help eliminate the pain." | Dr. Carrothers |
| "Even I thought it was a real easy sentence, maybe too easy. Do you think that was right? Shouldn't I been sent to jail or somethin'?" | Mrs. Thorne |
| “Do you know what courage is? I guess you don't. Do you know that the courage it took at that moment - to actually blow yourself away - was more than enough courage to keep on living?” | Gerald |
| There's some stuff I don't understand about this accident—like why it happened and why Robbie had to die and why I didn't die. Mama keeps huggin' me, sayin', "Praise the Lord" and stuff like that. But what about Robbie's mama? What is she saying? | B.J. |
| Last week I learned that kids my age could die. That was the most frightening experience I ever had. A boy that I knew real well, that sat next to me in study hall, died in a car crash. | Rhonda |
| With a five-dollar bill, Andy and the guys bought a six-pack of beer. They ended up buying five dollars worth of death. It seems like all a five spot can do is buy trouble, so I'd get rid of five-dollar bills. | Gerald |
| Suppose it's more than just thinkin' about death in general. Suppose I told you I sometimes think about killin' myself. | Andy |
| I'm having a rough time with Andy. I think it's because he lost his best friend and it's hard for him to get over the guilt and the pain. He once told me that his life had lost its meaning. | Keisha |
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