The One and Only Ruby Quotes

“The ones we love,” says Aunt Akello, “live forever in our hearts.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“Morning is like a gift you get to open every single day.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“Humans love making unnecessary things. Then they love buying the unnecessary things. Then they love throwing away unnecessary things.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“But Uncle Bob says he is a service dog, because he is providing the service of being charming.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“A first friend is a true gift, because forever after, your heart knows what’s possible.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“What gifts did the world give you today? What gifts did you give the world?”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“We are not our best selves without courage,”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“The orphanage was a special place for baby elephants who'd been found lost and alone. The way it worked was pretty simple. With pretend milk and pretend parents and a pretend life, they were trying to teach us how to survive.

But the love was never pretend. Never. ”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“Lucky for me, I also have two uncles. My uncle Ivan is a gorilla. My uncle Bob is a dog. Families can be complicated.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“Fear can make you panic. But sometimes it floods your body like cobra venom and leaves you frozen.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“Gently, because trees are like quiet friends and you have to be kind to them.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“elephants.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“tusks”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“Tusky”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“Ruby.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“anymore,”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“Tusky.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“elephant,”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“instance.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“Come”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“appreciates”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“in”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“hiding”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“crocodiles”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“snaggletoothed”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“trunk”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“muddy”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“slapsplash”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“I’m trying something new. I call it ‘the grumpies.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby

“Mwezi,”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ruby