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Mr. Jones Quotes

Three of the best book quotes from Mr. Jones

#1
“Coraline shook her head. ‘Why don’t you play with me?’ she asked.

‘Busy,’ he said. ‘Working,’ he added. He still hadn’t turned around to look at her.”

author
Neil Gaiman
book
Coraline
characters
CoralineMr. Jones
concepts
familydisappointmenttoo busywork
#2
“He had his back to her, but she knew, just on seeing him, that his eyes, when he turned around, would be her father’s kind gray eyes, and she crept over and kissed him on the back of his balding head.”

author
Neil Gaiman
book
Coraline
characters
CoralineMr. Jones
concepts
kissingfamilykindeyes
#3
“Dinner was pizza, and even though it was homemade by her father [...] Coraline ate the entire slice she had been given.

Well, she ate everything except for the pineapple chunks.”

author
Neil Gaiman
book
Coraline
characters
CoralineMr. Jones
concepts
dinnerchoiceshomemade

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