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Brian Santos is Mia’s journalism professor. He’s an investigative journalist and has reported on many serious topics, including child trafficking and the drug war. This puts him in a vulnerable position because the government doesn’t like his reporting, but he’s brave and ignores the threats he constantly receives. Mia ends up asking him to help her and Jay track down Jun’s girlfriend, Reyna, in the slums. Brian Santos is impressed by Jay’s tenacity and curiosity and suggests that Jay become a journalist someday. He encourages Mia to write about Jun’s story, which she decides to do with Jay’s assistance.
Brian Santos Quotes in Patron Saints of Nothing
The Patron Saints of Nothing quotes below are all either spoken by Brian Santos or refer to Brian Santos. 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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The Wide Eyes of the Lost
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“Tell me, Jason Reguero, are you willing to die to find out what happened to your cousin?”
I clench my jaw as I consider my answer. Part of me wonders if this is all that serious. It's not like I'm writing some investigative piece that will be published for millions to read. Finding out the truth about Jun isn't going to change the world.
But then again, this feels important and part of me is sick of never doing anything of significance in my life. I go to school. I do homework. I play video games. I'll be going to college in the fall, where I'll pretty much do four more years of the same—and for what? If I died right now I will have died having done nothing and having helped nobody.
“Yes,” I finally say, trying to imbue the word with the heaviness of the conviction I feel in my soul.
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Brian Santos Quotes in Patron Saints of Nothing
The Patron Saints of Nothing quotes below are all either spoken by Brian Santos or refer to Brian Santos. 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:
).
The Wide Eyes of the Lost
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“Tell me, Jason Reguero, are you willing to die to find out what happened to your cousin?”
I clench my jaw as I consider my answer. Part of me wonders if this is all that serious. It's not like I'm writing some investigative piece that will be published for millions to read. Finding out the truth about Jun isn't going to change the world.
But then again, this feels important and part of me is sick of never doing anything of significance in my life. I go to school. I do homework. I play video games. I'll be going to college in the fall, where I'll pretty much do four more years of the same—and for what? If I died right now I will have died having done nothing and having helped nobody.
“Yes,” I finally say, trying to imbue the word with the heaviness of the conviction I feel in my soul.
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