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Grandma
Grandma’s second husband, Leo, is a kind and gentle man who adopts the nickname “Steppa”—short for step-grandpa. Leo has a great sense of humor in spite of his slightly introverted personality. He slowly bonds with Jack because of his ability to just let Jack feel his feelings and express himself, without either coddling him or pushing him too far.
Steppa/Leo Quotes in Room
The Room quotes below are all either spoken by Steppa/Leo or refer to Steppa/Leo. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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“Can you come here and swing in the hammock?”
Pretty soon,” she says.
“When?”
“I don’t know, it depends. Is everything OK there with Grandma?”
“And Steppa.”
“Right. What’s new?”
“Everything,” I say.
That makes her laugh, I don’t know why.
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“Did you play LEGO with your kids?”
“I don’t have any kids.”
“How come?”
Steppa shrugs. “Just never happened.”
I watch his hands, they’re lumpy but clever. “Is there a word for adults when they aren’t parents?”
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Steppa/Leo Quotes in Room
The Room quotes below are all either spoken by Steppa/Leo or refer to Steppa/Leo. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Living
Quotes
“Can you come here and swing in the hammock?”
Pretty soon,” she says.
“When?”
“I don’t know, it depends. Is everything OK there with Grandma?”
“And Steppa.”
“Right. What’s new?”
“Everything,” I say.
That makes her laugh, I don’t know why.
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“Did you play LEGO with your kids?”
“I don’t have any kids.”
“How come?”
Steppa shrugs. “Just never happened.”
I watch his hands, they’re lumpy but clever. “Is there a word for adults when they aren’t parents?”
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