Obert Skye · 363 pages
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“You're kidding, right?" Ezra barked. "We're not just going to wait." "I suppose we could help people clean up a bit," "Girl!" Ezra called out. "Big eyes!" Winter turned from what she was looking at. "Are you talking to me?”
― Obert Skye, quote from Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder
“I found a copy of Leven's birth certificate and was surprised to see his birth name listed as E. Leven Thumps. I assume the E. stands for Elton, and I have no idea why they didnt spell it out, but it's intresting to think that it took exactly eleven whacks or thumps to down the oldest tree.”
― Obert Skye, quote from Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder
“There are people who believe in you. You might not always believe that yourself, but there are—parents, teachers, neighbors, relatives, me. I know that no matter what is thrown at you, you’ll recover amazingly.”
― Obert Skye, quote from Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder
“Take me to my new trailer,” Ezra ordered Dennis.
Dennis didn't move.
“What, did you not hear me?” Ezra raged. “I'm standing on your deaf ear?”
Dennis just stood there calmly.
Ezra slapped his own forehead with his right hand and sighed—civility didn’t come easy. And here Dennis was standing his ground and demanding he be treated right.
“Please,” Ezra said, defeated.
Dennis turned away from Elton and walked confidently toward the new RV the U.S. government had brought in for Ezra.
“Some people and their inflated egos,” Ezra sniffed.
Dennis just smiled.”
― Obert Skye, quote from Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder
“Sometimes we underestimate the impact we have on other people's lives. Everybody living, no matter how miserable his or her life may be or how glorious each day is, makes an impact on others.”
― Obert Skye, quote from Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder
Obert Skye
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“Wind warns November’s done with. The blown leaves make bat-shapes, Web-winged and furious.”
― Sylvia Plath, quote from The Collected Poems
“Where is Simus?” Keir asked.
As if at his command, the flaps of the main entrance opened, and there was a commotion as Simus was borne aloft on a cot by four men, like the roast pig at the mid-winter festival. I had to smile, and saw that others in the crowd were not immune to the humor of the image.
“Make way!” Simus boomed out, his voice filled with laughter. “Make way!” He grinned like a fool, white teeth gleaming in his dark face, carried aloft over everyone’s head, propped up with brightly colored pillows. But his joy changed to a yell of panic when one of his bearers stumbled slightly. This caused an outbreak of laughter in the crowd, as Simus berated his bearers for their clumsiness.”
― Elizabeth Vaughan, quote from Warprize
“There is never one absolutely right thing to do. All you can do is honor what you believe, accept the consequences of your own actions, and make the best out of what happens.”
― Garth Nix, quote from Superior Saturday
“Ma kartsin, et võin langeda provintsuluse lõksu. Tavaliselt seostub mõiste "provintslus" ruumiga. Provintslik on inimene, kelle mõtlemine on piiratud teatava marginaalse ruumiga, millele ta omistab liialdatud, universaalse tähtsuse. T. S. Eliot aga hoiatab teise, mitte ruumilise, vaid ajalise provintsluse eest. "Meie ajastul" kirjutab ta, "mil inimesed näivad rohkem kui kunagi pidavat teadmist taruseks ja informatsiooni teadmiseks, ning püüavad eluprobleeme lahendada insenerlikult, on takimas uus provintslus, mis võibolla vääriks küll uut nime. See ei ole ruumiline, vaid ajalooline provintslus: vaade, et ajalugu pole muud kui oma otstarbe ära teeninud ja siis kõrvale heidetud inimleiutiste kroonika, vaade, et maailm on ainult elavate päralt ja et surnutel ei ole siin vähimatki osa. Tolle provintsluse oht on, et me kõik, kõik maakera rahvad, võime olla ühtekokku provintslikud; ja ned, kes ei taha provintslikud olla, võivad hakaa ainult eremiitides."
Seega on olemas ruumilised provintslased ja ajalised provintslased. Ruumilistele provintslastele näib iga gloobus, iga maailmakaart, kui sügavale ad on provintslusse on eksinud, kui pimestatud sellest; samuti näitab iga ajalugu, sealhulgas iga lehekülg Herodotusest ajalistele provintslastele, et alati on eksisteerinud olevik, et ajalugu on vaid oleviku katkematu kulg ja kõige kaugemgi möödani oli toona elatud iimestele nende kõige südamelähedasem tänapäev.”
― Ryszard Kapuściński, quote from Travels with Herodotus
“solid and dense as his own, a nose ring and angelbites.”
― Cherrie Lynn, quote from Rock Me
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