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Gabe is Quan’s younger half-brother; they share the same mother but his father is Dwight. Quan takes it upon himself to care for Gabe, who’s seven years younger, and Gabe’s older sister, Dasia. Gabe idolizes Quan, which can be annoying—but the desire to set a good example for Gabe motivates Quan to try to do well.
Gabe Quotes in Dear Justyce
The Dear Justyce quotes below are all either spoken by Gabe or refer to Gabe. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1: Doomed
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But then his lungs started to burn. Images of Dasia and Gabe popped into his head. He remembered telling Gabe he’d teach him how to play Uno when he got back from Daddy’s house this time. Little dude was four now and ready to learn.
Quan’s head swam.
Dasia would be waiting for Quan to polish her toenails purple. That was the prize he’d promised her if she aced her spelling test. And she did.
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And Mama...
Dwight—
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Chapter 10: Dasia
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“Gabe misses you,” his mama says, and she might as well have dropped a bucket of ice water on his head.
He’d get up and walk away if not for the fact that it’s his mama.
And beneath all his fury,
he still wants her to love him.
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Snapshot: Two Young Men on a New (To Them) Playground
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“You miss [the rocket ship]?”
At first, Quan doesn’t respond. Because he really has to think about it. His eyes roam the always-clean park space. Touch on his mom [...] his sister [...] his brother [...] his best friend right beside him.
Only thing missing is his dad. But they write to each other weekly, and Quan’s been out to visit the old man a few times, so even that’s okay.
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He smiles. “You know what, man? I don’t.”
“You don’t?”
“Nah,” Quan says. “No need to go to outer space.”
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“Everything I need is right here.”
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Gabe Quotes in Dear Justyce
The Dear Justyce quotes below are all either spoken by Gabe or refer to Gabe. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 1: Doomed
Quotes
But then his lungs started to burn. Images of Dasia and Gabe popped into his head. He remembered telling Gabe he’d teach him how to play Uno when he got back from Daddy’s house this time. Little dude was four now and ready to learn.
Quan’s head swam.
Dasia would be waiting for Quan to polish her toenails purple. That was the prize he’d promised her if she aced her spelling test. And she did.
[...]
And Mama...
Dwight—
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Chapter 10: Dasia
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“Gabe misses you,” his mama says, and she might as well have dropped a bucket of ice water on his head.
He’d get up and walk away if not for the fact that it’s his mama.
And beneath all his fury,
he still wants her to love him.
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Snapshot: Two Young Men on a New (To Them) Playground
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“You miss [the rocket ship]?”
At first, Quan doesn’t respond. Because he really has to think about it. His eyes roam the always-clean park space. Touch on his mom [...] his sister [...] his brother [...] his best friend right beside him.
Only thing missing is his dad. But they write to each other weekly, and Quan’s been out to visit the old man a few times, so even that’s okay.
[...]
He smiles. “You know what, man? I don’t.”
“You don’t?”
“Nah,” Quan says. “No need to go to outer space.”
[...]
“Everything I need is right here.”
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