His parting words: “You’re incredibly gifted, Sam. But it is worth noting that to be good at something is not quite the same as loving it.” (Location 222)
“Friendship is friendship, and charity is charity,” Freda said. “You know very well that I was in Germany as a child, and you have heard the stories, so I won’t tell them to you again. But I can tell you that the people who give you charity are never your friends. It is not possible to receive charity from a friend.” (Location 437)
Sam fully got what she was trying to do, but he also believed that she would have to do more if she were to make games that people loved, not just games that people admired. (Location 863)
The words of Anders Larsson came back to him: “To be good at something is not quite the same as loving it.” (Location 866)
Other people’s parents are often a delight. (Location 1289)