Bobbie Pyron > Quotes

“I never realized until it was gone how something as normal as hope lights up your world.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Stay

“Yes, but you, you saw. Not just with your eyes, but with your heart.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Stay

“As we walk back to our car, I remember that word: serendipity. It means when things that don’t seem to have anything to do with each other come together in a good way. Kind of like puzzle pieces that don’t look like anything until you put them together and all of a sudden you have a tree or the sky.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Stay

“mother.”
― Bobbie Pyron, A Dog's Way Home

“How the temperature of the sand determines whether the baby turtles will be boys or girls. Cool sand = boy turtles. Warm sand = girl turtles.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Octopus Moon

“Gram says love is a verb. It’s what you do rather than the words you say.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Octopus Moon

“There’s nothing between an octopus and the world,” I say. “It feels everything.” “That must be overwhelming,” Dr. Jill says. I nod. “All they can do is hide or try to look like something they aren’t.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Octopus Moon

“A day can start out dark and cruddy. But sometimes it can become filled with light and sweetness.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Octopus Moon

“Don’t you let nobody tell you who you are because of where you live.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Stay

“Daddy grips and ungrips the steering wheel. “Depression is an emotion like feeling down or sad. It’s in your head. It’s not an illness in your body.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Octopus Moon

“Mia says ever since Sam turned thirteen he thinks he knows Every Thing. Kind of like Laurel.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Octopus Moon

“I promise to do my best every day to make the world a better place, to demonstrate kindness, compassion, fairness, and strength, and to shine my light as a beacon of hope. I promise to respect my family, myself, and all living things. Together, we are brighter. Together, we are stronger. Together we can make a difference.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Stay

“school”
― Bobbie Pyron, Stay

“favor.”
― Bobbie Pyron, A Dog's Way Home

“THREE THINGS I KNOW FOR CERTAIN: My family will always love me.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Octopus Moon

“weekend”
― Bobbie Pyron, A Dog's Way Home

“rewound”
― Bobbie Pyron, A Dog's Way Home

“It’s a perfect cockle shell, both halves still joined. A rare find, especially during storm season.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Octopus Moon

“I am an octopus,” I whisper. “There is nothing between me and the world.” Where did my hard turtle shell go? The one I could hide in and not feel Everything.”
― Bobbie Pyron, Octopus Moon