Obert Skye > Quotes

“impossible is not a word”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

“there is no moment more precious than the exact moment you are living now”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

“We can only be what we give ourselves the power to be.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want

“There are times in a person's life when he or she must make a choice to believe. I choose to believe the sun will rise tomorrow. I also choose to believe that if you go to bed hungry you will wake up ready to eat. I've met a group of men in a faraway country who choose to believe that if you stand on a tree stump for an hour you will gain sympathy for trees. I am already quite sympathetic to trees, so I choose to think they are bonkers.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra

“There are some things your mind has been hiding from you.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

“Desperate 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 case, it means: Life is tough, so you'd better fight hard-or something like that.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret

“I'm man enough to know when to scream.”
― Obert Skye, Pillage

“I am what I am because I have made myself so.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

“There is no relationship in life that comes with the promise of zero pain.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want

“Don't predict disappointment while hope is an option”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want

“You have food?" Winter scolded. "I thought you said you were hungry."
I'm hungry for other things besides what I have," [Clover] argued.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

“Well, it's not my fault that you can't manage your money.'
You threw away my purse.'
I thought it was an enemy.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

“I vowed to never, ever talk or reason like an adult.”
― Obert Skye, Pillage

“There are so many impatient people in the world. It seems everyone wants something right this second. We don't want to wait in lines, we get fidgety when our food takes too long to cook, and we have no tolerance whatsoever for anyone who holds us up from doing anything we want to do the moment we want to do it. I'm bothered right now that I'm having to wait till the end of this sentence to see what word I end up on. On, who knew? It's particularly hard to wait for things that are days or weeks or even months away. Calendars mock you, clocks pester you, and the rotation of the earth seems to slow by at least forty percent. I suppose, however, that if you were preparing to take over the world and you needed one final piece to fall into place, but that piece had to be slowly dragged over the dirt so it didn't die, that would be really hard to wait for. I'd feel sorry for whoever that happened to, but then again they were trying to take over the world and all.
So please, no sympathy for Azure.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra

“What-ifs are for fools”
― Obert Skye

“There 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.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

“He came into the world like a delivery that no one knew what to do with, and nobody wanted to sign for.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

“Terry 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.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret

“There 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 type on a keyboard if there's no imagination or wonder left to behold? I would hate to be in the position of hoping for nothing simply because my brain can no longer dream.”
― Obert Skye

“You're going to be okay," Winter said reassuringly.
You don't understand," Leven snapped.
What don't I understand?" Winters voice was stern. "Sorry you feel bad, but its not like you just met a person so beautiful that now you feel completely worthless."
What?" Leven said. "What are you talking about?"
Isaw the way you fell over yourselves to stare at her."
That was Geth."
Don't argue, you two," Geth said.
Were not arguing." Leven felt light-headed.
No," Winter confirmed. "We're just...."
Winter looked at Leven. Leven looked right back at her. Winters cheeks burned red and her green eyes outshone Leven's. The two of them stared at one other. Leven closed his eyes.
What are you doing?" Geth asked, concerned.
Winter closed her eyes too and leaned closer. Both of them looked panicked and out of control, but it didn't stop them from moving closer and kissing each other.
Clovers jaw dropped and he pulled something out of his void just so he could let go of it in shock. Even Geth looked caught off guard, as if he'd been given news that he never thought he'd hear in his lifetime.
Leven stumbled back and looked at Winter. His face was almost as red as hers. He looked at Geth and Clover and then back to Winter.
Well that was interesting," Clover said happily.
I don't know what....." Leven tried to say.
No, I......" Winter said. "Its not you.... it's just that my... I think I left something down below.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra

“Listen,' Clover said. 'Don't worry about not being able to come back, I've lived both places, and trust me, you won't be getting the short end of the stick if you end up in Foo. I mean, candy alone...”
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“What was that you gave me to eat?" Winter panicked.
A Filler Crisp," Clover said, his eyes seventy percent concerned and thirty percent mischievous.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

“You can be only what you give yourself the power to be.”
― Obert Skye

“The word thing is an interesting word. At first glance it looks like the front half of one word combined with the last half of another. It's a versatile word. It can be good, as in, "what a nice thing," or "she has a thing for you." Or it can be bad, like "the thing under the bed," or "here's the thing, you're fired and you smell bad." Add an "s" to the back end of it and it becomes something that most people in the world can't get enough of.
Things
People love things. They collect things. They store things. They cherish things and then move on and cherish other things. People also buy things. Some buy a lot of things simply because their neighbors have those same things--which is a weird thing if you really think about it.
It's remarkable what we'll do for the sake of things when in reality things couldn't care less about us.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra

“[Clover] secretly hitched a ride with a nice German couple and their new baby...Clover appeared to the baby, so as to be a delightful, soothing surprise. Well, the child did like Clover. In fact, she held him and cooed. When the parents turned around to look at her and saw their child holding a furry, living creature, they needlessly panicked.”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

“Not likely. Dreams are pretty and usually involve horses or rainbows or castles, or big-”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

“Perhaps 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.”
― Obert Skye

“Believe, it is our best defense.”
― Obert Skye

“What are you up to?"
"I was trying to climb that tree. But I fell. Now I'm bored.”
― Obert Skye, Choke

“Thrust the sword into the dark”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want