A Boston-based optometrist, Dr. Korb is Cedric’s patron. He first read about the boy in a Wall Street Journal article and took an interest in him. While they only met once in person before Cedric went off to Brown, Dr. Korb kept in contact through phone calls and letters, and began to send Cedric $200 each month for books and spending money. While at Brown, Cedric spends Thanksgiving with Dr. Korb and his family in Boston, and is treated as the guest of honor, which makes him extremely uncomfortable. To Cedric, this is a strange glimpse into the world that he has suddenly entered upon enrolling at Brown.
Donald Korb Quotes in A Hope in the Unseen
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Chapter 10
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It’s exciting to work with a kid who is so devoid of irony, so unguarded. And also terrifying. While it’s not going to be easy to get him where he needs to be academically, Cedric simply can’t afford to fail. He’s got everything—God, mother, faith—riding on making it. The thought makes her short of breath.
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Donald Korb Quotes in A Hope in the Unseen
The A Hope in the Unseen quotes below are all either spoken by Donald Korb or refer to Donald Korb. 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 10
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It’s exciting to work with a kid who is so devoid of irony, so unguarded. And also terrifying. While it’s not going to be easy to get him where he needs to be academically, Cedric simply can’t afford to fail. He’s got everything—God, mother, faith—riding on making it. The thought makes her short of breath.
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