I was an epileptic. An unspeakable condition, which somehow suggested mental illness and which would be better to keep hidden.”
-- Antonio (3 )

Importance: This is the first indication that Antonio realizes the social stigma associated with epilepsy at this time. His mother makes it clear that he is not to share the details of his health issues at school, and he realizes how serious it is because she is naturally a truthful person.

I'd have liked to talk about what happened, what we had seen, but I realized I didn't have the words, didn't know how to speak to my father.”
-- Antonio (7 )

Importance: Antonio and Father witnessed a boy beaten by police while a crowd gathered, dispersing only when more police officers arrived. This is an indication that Antonio realizes there is a block in their ability to communicate, but that block disappears the following day when they wind up walking the streets for two...