We were never very demonstrative in our family; poor folk who toil and are full of cares are not so. It is not their way to protest what they already know. When my mother says to me "dear boy, " it means much more than when another uses it.

Erich Maria Remarque
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Although the line is very short, it packs a great deal of meaning into a few words. In it, John Keats describes his mother’s praise of him as “more than another would say.” It’s a nice way of showing that his mother recognizes something special about her son, and, indeed, it comes from her heart. It is not something he has earned and so is more than just a show of gratitude for what he has done.

Source: All Quiet On The Western Front

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