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Mrs. Singleton / Colin’s Mother
Mr. Singleton is Colin’s father. He has been obsessed with Colin’s achievement ever since Colin read aloud part of the newspaper to him, unprompted, as a toddler. He loves his son, and the way he shows his love is by pushing Colin to succeed. While Colin does learn rapidly as a result, he feels a constant sense of failure because his father seems always to be moving the mark of success farther away.
Mr. Singleton / Colin’s Father Quotes in An Abundance of Katherines
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Chapter 2
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Prodigies can very quickly learn what other people have already figured out; geniuses discover that which no one has ever previously discovered. Prodigies learn; geniuses do. The vast majority of child prodigies don’t become adult geniuses. Colin was almost certain that he was among that unfortunate majority.
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Chapter 3
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You’re a very special person. Colin would hear this a lot, and yet – somehow – he could never hear it enough.
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Mr. Singleton / Colin’s Father Quotes in An Abundance of Katherines
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Chapter 2
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Prodigies can very quickly learn what other people have already figured out; geniuses discover that which no one has ever previously discovered. Prodigies learn; geniuses do. The vast majority of child prodigies don’t become adult geniuses. Colin was almost certain that he was among that unfortunate majority.
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Chapter 3
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You’re a very special person. Colin would hear this a lot, and yet – somehow – he could never hear it enough.
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