Leo the Late Bloomer Quotes

“ ‘What’s the matter with Leo?’ asked Leo’s father. ‘Nothing,’ said Leo’s mother. ‘Leo is just a late bloomer.’ ‘Better late than never,’ thought Leo’s father.”

“Leo couldn’t do anything right. He couldn’t read. He couldn’t write. He couldn’t draw. He was a sloppy eater. And, he never said a word.”

“Every day Leo’s father watched him for signs of blooming. And every night Leo’s father watched him for signs of blooming.”

“ ‘Are you sure Leo’s a bloomer?’ asked Leo’s father. ‘Patience,’ said Leo’s mother. ‘A watched bloomer doesn’t bloom.’ “

“The snows came. Leo’s father wasn’t watching. But Leo still wasn’t blooming. The trees budded. Leo’s father wasn’t watching. But Leo still wasn’t blooming.”

“Then one day, in his own good time, Leo bloomed! He could read! He could write! He could draw!”

“He also spoke. And it wasn’t just a word. It was a whole sentence. And that sentence was... ‘I made it!’ “