How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
We had begun to communicate with our eyes, with nods of our heads, with gestures of our hands. But we did not speak to each other. (15.3)
A big part of love is learning to communicate even under difficult circumstances. Danny and Reuven learn to communicate under adverse conditions, out of love.
Quote #8
"Today is the – the Festival of Freedom. […] Today my Daniel is free." (18.50)
As we discuss in "What’s Up With the Ending?" when Reb Saunders gives Danny his Passover blessing to pursue psychology and secular studies, his love for his son is manifested in trust.
Quote #9
And then I was crying too, crying with Danny, silently, for his pain and for the years of his suffering, knowing that I loved him, and not knowing whether I hated or loved the long, anguished years of his life. (18.53)
This is the climax of Danny and Reuven’s relationship. We find it interesting that Reuven thinks of Danny’s experience as separate from Danny himself. Perhaps the telling of Danny’s story is Reuven’s attempt to try to find out how he feels about it. Whether he loves or hates it, his search for understanding is essentially a loving search to get to know Danny better.