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Lolo
Lola is the grandmother of Jay, Jun, Grace, Angel, Emily, and Chris, the mother of Jay’s dad, Tito Maning, Tito Danilo, and Tita Chato, and the wife of Jay’s grandfather, whom Jay calls Lola. She and Lolo live in a rural part of the Philippines far from Manila (which is where Tito Maning and his family live). At the end of the novel, she and Lolo help host a memorial for Jun in their backyard.
Lola Quotes in Patron Saints of Nothing
The Patron Saints of Nothing quotes below are all either spoken by Lola or refer to Lola. 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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In the car with Tito Danilo and Grace on the way back to Lolo and Lola's, I think about how there's a new grief in remembering Jun now, knowing what eventually happened, knowing that he was more than my idea of him in ways I do not like, knowing that there's probably so much more I'll never know.
I was determined to find the truth. And I did—at least a piece of it. But was it worth it? What do I even do now?
This didn't play out how I thought it would.
I expected the truth to illuminate, to resurrect.
Not to ruin.
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Lola Character Timeline in Patron Saints of Nothing
The timeline below shows where the character Lola appears in Patron Saints of Nothing. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Things Inside
...itinerary: Jay will stay with Tito Maning, then Tita Chato, then his grandparents Lolo and Lola, and then Tito Maning again. Tito Danilo was recently assigned to a parish, so he’ll...
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Bravery As if It Were My Own
...village. Jay thinks that the village looks both quaint and “forgotten.” He lived with his grandparents—Lola and Lolo—back when he was a baby and his parents were trying to figure out...
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Jay hugs Lola, and she welcomes him home. He feels as comfortable with her as he felt when...
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The Darkness Uninterrupted
...Tito Maning grabs Jay’s throat and tries to choke him. He only releases Jay when Lola twists Tito Maning’s ear. Tito Maning says that he never ordered anyone to kill Jun,...
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Headfirst Across the Muddy Grass
...and Jun and Jay dove for the ball. They ended up covered in mud, and Lola had to wash them outside in the rain.
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All the Darkness in the World
...that faith grew stronger because of Jun, even if Jun never became a believer himself. Lola and Lolo go next, and Lola speaks in Bikol.
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Every Detail of This Finite Moment
As he is leaving his grandparents’ house, Jay says goodbye to Lolo, Lola, and Tito Danilo, telling them he loves them. They say they’ll see him next time,...
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