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Mr. Prentiss Jr. is son of Mayor Prentiss and the sheriff of Prentisstown, even though he’s only a little older than Todd. Mr. Prentiss Jr. likes to act tough, but he frequently loses fights, showing how some people like to act tough but can’t back it up with their actions.
Mr. Prentiss Jr. Quotes in The Knife of Never Letting Go
The The Knife of Never Letting Go quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Prentiss Jr. or refer to Mr. Prentiss Jr.. 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 24
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“How can you keep saying that?” she asks, her voice finally snappy. “How can you keep saying that he’s a man and you’re not? Just because of some stupid birthday? If you were where I came from you’d already be fourteen and a month!”
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Mr. Prentiss Jr. Quotes in The Knife of Never Letting Go
The The Knife of Never Letting Go quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Prentiss Jr. or refer to Mr. Prentiss Jr.. 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 24
Quotes
“How can you keep saying that?” she asks, her voice finally snappy. “How can you keep saying that he’s a man and you’re not? Just because of some stupid birthday? If you were where I came from you’d already be fourteen and a month!”
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