Obert SkyeThere is nothing quite as painful as a truly awkward silence.353Sadness
Obert SkyeThere is no dignity in a crying toothpick.375Sadness
Obert SkyeHe came into the world like a delivery that no one knew what to do with, and nobody wanted to sign for. ✨ Margaret Peterson Haddix, Obert Skye, Alan Snow, Anne Ursu, Jane Jo… ▶353Death
Obert SkyeThere is no moment more precious than the exact moment they are living. And that exact moment has a lot to do with how future moments play out.322HopeLifeTime
Obert SkyeWe can only be what we give ourselves the power to be. ✨ Obert Skye, Ben Sowards (2008). The Eyes of the Want, p.417, Simon and Schuster312Politics
Obert Skyethere is no moment more precious than the exact moment you are living now379LifeTime
Obert SkyeDesperate times call for desperate measures. That's a saying, or a bit of advice, or a catchprase, or a string of words used to confuse people less intelligent than you. In any ca… ▶379HumanityLifeTime
Obert SkyeWhat was that you gave me to eat? Winter panicked. A Filler Crisp, Clover said, his eyes seventy percent concerned and thirty percent mischievous.326Love
Obert SkyeI shouldn't have said it, but the word slipped out of my mouth as easy as air. it wasn't exactly the kind of work any well-behaved student would use, which sort of explained why I… ▶337ReadingThoughtTime
Obert SkyeYou can be only what you give yourself the power to be.326Politics
Obert SkyeYou have food? Winter scolded. I thought you said you were hungry. I'm hungry for other things besides what I have, [Clover] argued.349LoveThought
Obert SkyeThat said, I, Beck Phillips, take full responsibility for being stuck in m y school's pitch-black venting system with my friend Jason, behind me and a garbage bag full of angry be… ▶294Reflection
Obert SkyeI am what I am because I have made myself so.284Love
Obert SkyeDon't predict disappointment while hope is an option ✨ Obert Skye (2009). The Wrath of Ezra, p.54, Simon and Schuster252Hope
Obert SkyeBelieve, it is our best defense. ✨ Obert Skye (2009). The Wrath of Ezra, p.3, Simon and Schuster318Thought
Obert SkyeThere would be little reason to lie down at night without the possibility of seeing things bigger and more amazing than the average day might bright about. Why pick up a pen or ty… ▶274HopeThought
Obert SkyeI vowed to never, ever talk or reason like an adult.3310Truth
Obert SkyeI'm man enough to know when to scream.241Love
Obert SkyeThen, there are the places you would rather not go-a tax collectors' convention, a sewage treatment plant, or maybe the home of someone who keeps spiders as pets and insists on ta… ▶329Philosophy
Obert SkyeWhat are you up to? I was trying to climb that tree. But I fell. Now I'm bored.264Philosophy
Obert SkyeYou seem to be attracted to trouble, he said. Yeah, she's real pretty, I replied. Your tongue is sharper than mine ever was. I stuck out my tongue and tried to look at the tip of … ▶275Hope
Obert SkyeThere is no relationship in life that comes with the promise of zero pain. ✨ Obert Skye, Ben Sowards (2008). The Eyes of the Want, p.174, Simon and Schuster275LifeSadness
Obert SkyeWhat's that darkness over there? Leven asked. It's not good. Clover said. Then what is it? 'Bad, Clover suggested, sounding as though he wasn't all that impressed with Leven's lev… ▶309Love
Obert SkyeStupid deer, I said, embarrassed about being startled. We need a ladder. I think they're easier to shoot with a rifle. I'm not talking about the deer, I said, hitting Milo on the … ▶3110Thought
Obert SkyeCats learned how to fly that evening. ✨ Margaret Peterson Haddix, Obert Skye, Alan Snow, Anne Ursu, Jane Johnson (2006). Swashbuckling Fantasy: 10 Thrilling Tales of Magical… ▶277Death
Obert SkyeThe car emitted on last gasp and rolled to a stop, in the middle of the Altlantic Ocean. We're here, Leven tried to joke.267Humor
Obert Skyeimpossible is not a word ✨ Obert Skye, Ben Sowards (2008). The Eyes of the Want, p.189, Simon and Schuster235Sadness
Obert SkyeWinter looked at Leven. Leven looked right back at her. Winter's cheeks burned red and her green eyes outshone Leven's. The two of them stared at one another and then, as if they … ▶202Love
Obert SkyeTerry was beside himself. Not literally. This story would be that much more painful if there were two Terrys, able to stand next to each other and simultaneously curse Leven.235Sadness
Obert SkyePerhaps nothing is more magical then the book. Paper, glue and some words and you are taken away from where you sit, stand, dance, or lean.235Reading
