Obert Skye
there is no moment more precious than the exact moment you are living nowCollection: Moments
You can be only what you give yourself the power to be.Collection: Giving
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.Collection: Play
There are some things your mind has been hiding from you.Collection: Mind
Don't predict disappointment while hope is an optionCollection: Disappointment
I am what I am because I have made myself so.Collection: Made
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.Collection: Mean
You 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 it.Collection: Real
What'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 level of knowledge. "I understand opposites," Leven said, frustrated.Collection: Opposites
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.Collection: Mean
He came into the world like a delivery that no one knew what to do with, and nobody wanted to sign for.Collection: World
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.Collection: Two
We can only be what we give ourselves the power to be.Collection: Giving
That 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 bees in front of me.Collection: School
impossible is not a wordCollection: Impossible
I 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 had just used it. And it certainly isn't the most elegant way to start off a story, but it honestly represents what I was feeling. Besides, I could have said something a lot stronger. But not everybody wants to read a story with those kinds of words and thoughts being expressed in the very first sentence. "Stop swearing," Jason screamed.Collection: Air
Winter 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 were destined to, thay began to lean into one another, Leven closed his eyes. "What are you doing?" Geth asked concerned. Winter closed his eyes too and leaned close. Both of them looked panicked and out of control, but it didn't stop them from moving closer and kissing each other. Clover's jaw dropped and he pulled something out of his void just so he could let go of it in shock.Collection: Letting Go
What-ifs are for foolsCollection: Fool
I vowed to never, ever talk or reason like an adult.Collection: Adults
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.Collection: Dream
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.Collection: Country
The car emitted on last gasp and rolled to a stop, in the middle of the Altlantic Ocean. "We're here," Leven tried to joke.Collection: Ocean
There is nothing quite as painful as a truly awkward silence.Collection: Silence
Then, 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 taking them out of their cages and making you hold them.Collection: Home
Mercury dropped the purple car and shot up into the air, whistling like a shooting star. The woman in the car next to me looked up at me like I was a superhero. I smiled at her and jumped down, trying to be smooth. I landed wrong and went sliding on my face. I glanced back at her. She appeared less impressed than before.Collection: Stars
Stupid 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 back of his shoulder. "We need a ladder to look over the wall." "Or a catapult," Milo said seriously.Collection: Wall
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.Collection: Book
There is no dignity in a crying toothpick.Collection: Dignity
Apparently I wasn't in the mood to listen to myself.Collection: Mood
Cats learned how to fly that evening.Collection: Cat
What are you up to?" "I was trying to climb that tree. But I fell. Now I'm bored.Collection: Bored
What-ifs are for fools. We are here because are meant to be.Collection: Fool
I'm man enough to know when to scream.Collection: Fear
Well, it's not my fault that you can't manage your money.' You threw away my purse.' I thought it was an enemy.Collection: Enemy
Not likely. Dreams are pretty and usually involve horses or rainbows or castles, or big-Collection: Dream
Thrust the sword into the darkCollection: Dark
Believe, it is our best defense.Collection: Believe
You have food?" Winter scolded. "I thought you said you were hungry." I'm hungry for other things besides what I have," [Clover] argued.Collection: Winter
What was that you gave me to eat?" Winter panicked. A Filler Crisp," Clover said, his eyes seventy percent concerned and thirty percent mischievous.Collection: Eye
[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.Collection: Baby
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?Collection: Girl
There is no relationship in life that comes with the promise of zero pain.Collection: Zero