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Pharoah Rivers
LaJoe’s third son, Terence, is also her greatest disappointment. Despite sharing an extraordinarily close relationship with his mother, Terence leaves the house at the age of ten and begins selling drugs for a local drug dealer, Charles, who takes him under his wing. As a teenager, he runs into many problems with the law, which ultimately result in an eight-year sentence for burglary. However, throughout these ordeals, Terence remains loyal to his family. He often expresses his love to his mother and younger brothers (Pharoah and Lafeyette), as well as his desire to help the family out financially.
Terence Rivers Quotes in There Are No Children Here
The There Are No Children Here quotes below are all either spoken by Terence Rivers or refer to Terence Rivers. 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 18
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They didn’t listen. They didn’t understand. So if they thought he was a bad guy, if they wanted him to be a bad guy, then he’d be a bad guy. If they wanted to put him away for something he didn’t do, then he’d give them something to put him away with. It was a tangled and tragic life that had got him into trouble. It was his own confused method of seeking justice.
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Chapter 24
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She had seen Terence change in the year she had known him. He had hardened. The weight lifting made him look older and more menacing. He seemed more defiant. “When I first saw him he was a little kid. He was soft-looking and soft-spoken,” she said. She didn’t think a long sting in jail would do him any good.
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Terence Rivers Quotes in There Are No Children Here
The There Are No Children Here quotes below are all either spoken by Terence Rivers or refer to Terence Rivers. 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 18
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They didn’t listen. They didn’t understand. So if they thought he was a bad guy, if they wanted him to be a bad guy, then he’d be a bad guy. If they wanted to put him away for something he didn’t do, then he’d give them something to put him away with. It was a tangled and tragic life that had got him into trouble. It was his own confused method of seeking justice.
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Chapter 24
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She had seen Terence change in the year she had known him. He had hardened. The weight lifting made him look older and more menacing. He seemed more defiant. “When I first saw him he was a little kid. He was soft-looking and soft-spoken,” she said. She didn’t think a long sting in jail would do him any good.
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