Given to Fly
J.D. Estrada
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Well it turns out that the truth is somewhere in between in regards to plenty of things… including this tree and your wish, come to think of it.”
“There are plenty of things I could say. But it’s like a song, you see? You can talk and talk and talk all you like, or I can take you there and you can not only hear and see, but feel what I’m talking about, son. Because let’s face it, when it comes to music, it’s all about feeling.”
“The wardrobe didn’t lead to a forest, the attic was empty, and I didn’t find any strange tiny doors.” George smiles. “Hey, you never know, adventure could still be just around the corner.”
“People always speak of Father Time without knowing how wrong they’ve gotten it. It’s fascinating how often people muck up the gender of things.”
“Oh, sorry...” said John a bit flushed. “Is your favorite letter of the alphabet by any chance the letter O? It’s just that you say it quite a lot and although I am presuming, I’d rather not and simply ask you instead of wondering.” “Ummm.... I don’t know.” “Hmmm... a shame, I would have enjoyed knowing that greatly. Regardless, welcome to Od Manor.”
“Look at the sky, what do you see? Clouds, birds, the moon, the stars? Staring at the sky, infinity finally gains perspective. The canvas of possibilities stretches out for anyone to dream. In a dark and still night, a symphony of stars plays visual melodies for anyone to enjoy. Blinking notes chime away in the black sheet music above.”
“It was beautiful and azure, a word he had learned recently which was a fancy way of saying blue. He hadn’t known why people would need such a word or why it existed until he saw that cove down below. It was a piece of heaven on Earth and it was most certainly not blue; it was azure.”
“It is a wonderful thing for a child to express his curiosity. But you must take the time to really listen to the answers you get because sometimes all you need is to talk to find the knowledge you seek.”
“I wasn’t clear on what your wish was although if you wish for normalcy, then you best look elsewhere. After all, the name says it all and we’re all merely a bit of Od.”
“His belly seems to want to say something but his brain doesn’t speak stomach and since the stomach itself doesn’t have vocal chords, it can’t make sense of the butterflies flying around inside. Or were they spiders?”
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Book Keywords:
song, adventure, curiosity, time, odd, butterflies-in-your-stomach, truth, odventure, colors, music, words, in-between
