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Lolo is the grandfather of Jay, Jun, Grace, Angel, Emily, and Chris, the father of Jay’s dad, Tito Maning, Tito Danilo, and Tita Chato, and the husband of Jay’s grandmother, whom Jay calls Lola. Jay and his family lived with Lolo and Lola when Jay was born before moving to the United States. Lolo and Lola live in a rural area of the Philippines without cell service or Internet, far from Manila. It’s difficult for Lolo and Jay to communicate, because Lolo’s English isn’t great and Jay doesn’t speak Tagalog.
Lolo Quotes in Patron Saints of Nothing
The Patron Saints of Nothing quotes below are all either spoken by Lolo or refer to Lolo. 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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Lolo Character Timeline in Patron Saints of Nothing
The timeline below shows where the character Lolo appears in Patron Saints of Nothing. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Things Inside
...out Jay’s 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,...
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Bravery As if It Were My Own
...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 where to...
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...feels as comfortable with her as he felt when he first got off the plane. Lolo smiles at Jay. Jay wants to speak to them, but his Tagalog isn’t good enough...
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...certain objects. The last item is a University of Michigan sweatshirt, which Jay gives to Lolo. Strangers begin entering and are introduced to Jay as extended family. Tita Chato grabs the...
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All the Darkness in the World
...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...
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