Most of the old moles I know wish they had listened less to their fears and more to their dreams.
-- The Mole

Importance: One of the ideas presented in this novel is that a person should not allow himself to be motivated by his fears. In this particular quote, the mole shares with the young boy that the older moles he knows wish they had followed their dreams instead of giving in to their fears.

Isn’t it odd. We can only see our outsides, but nearly everything happens on the inside.
-- The Boy

Importance: The boy makes the observation that what happens in a person's mind is not always evident on the outside. This observation comes after the mole shares with the boy that he has learned how to be in the present by breathing and focusing.

Often the hardest person to forgive is yourself.
-- Narrator

Importance: The mole has just been talking to the boy about...