In Peekay's journey he found him self going to prison to visit his friend. He spent very much of his time in prison and learned very valuable "lessons". "You must box like a Mozart piano concerto, fast and light with perfect timing". As Geel Piet said "I had to box with my feet". "The photograph captured the exact moment when I understood with conviction that racism is a primary force of evil designed to destroy good men" Doc once said that "you should ask before you look". "you must go saftey first, klein baas, box, box, box, never fight".
When Peekay went to his new boarding school, he met some friends that taught him some "lessons" as well. "Now my theory is that to beat the system you have to know it intimately. Rebellion is senseless, and being pointedly different only leads to persecution. The only way to control a system is from the inside". "I can only accept a loan if you'll let me do something to pay it off". "it was the first time we'd beaten the system, although of coarse it was Morrie had really done so, although I Guess that's what being partners is all about". "From little acorns mighty oak trees grow". "Racism does not diminish with Brains".
"If a man can't hit you, he can't hurt you" (216).
ReplyDelete"Survival is a matter of actively making the system work for you rather than attempting to survive it" (323).
"When men can be made to hope, they can be made to win" (337).