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Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes

I wondered if my smile was as big as hers. Maybe as big. But not as beautiful Picture Quote #1

Why do we smile? Why do we laugh? Why do we feel alone? Why are we sad and confused? Why do we read poetry? Why do we cry when we see a painting? Why is there a riot in the heart when we love? Why do we feel shame? What is that thing in the pit of your stomach called desire? Picture Quote #1

I didn’t think it was my job to accept what everyone said I was and who I should be Picture Quote #1

Yeah, I had all kinds of tragic reasons for feeling sorry for myself. Being fifteen didn't help. Sometimes I thought that being fifteen was the worst tragedy of all Picture Quote #1

And I thought that maybe there were ghosts inside of me that I hadn't even met yet. They were there. Lying in wait Picture Quote #1

I live in an ecotone. Employment must coexist with goofing off. Responsibility must coexist with irresponsibility Picture Quote #1

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As far as I was concerned, the sun could have melted the blue right off the sky. Then the sky could be as miserable as I was Picture Quote #1

I didn't understand how you could live in a mean world and not have any of that meanness rub off on you Picture Quote #1

The whole world seemed to be quiet and calm and I wanted to be the world and feel like that Picture Quote #1

On their own. At least the ones on the outside. No swimming. He couldn't do much, really. He could lie around. But Dante liked lying around. That was the Picture Quote #1

Through all of youth I was looking for you without knowing what I was looking for Picture Quote #1

This is my problem. I want other people to tell me how they feel. But I'm not so sure I want to return the favor Picture Quote #1

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People who have monsters recognize each other. They know each other without even saying a word Picture Quote #1

Why did I have to be a good boy just because I had a bad boy brother? I hated the way my mom and dad did family math Picture Quote #1

Summertime. It was a song. It was a season. I wondered if that season would ever live inside of me Picture Quote #1

I wondered what that was like, to hold someone's hand. I bet you could sometimes find all of the mysteries of the universe in someone's hand Picture Quote #1

You know, the thing about not talking very much is that people think you're mature. They make things up about you Picture Quote #1

I decided that maybe we left each other alone too much. Leaving each other alone was killing us Picture Quote #1

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He tried not to laugh, but he wasn't good at controlling all the laughter that lived inside of him Picture Quote #1

I thought it might be a great thing to be air. I could be something and nothing at the same time. I could be necessary and also invisible. Everyone would need me and no one would be able to see me Picture Quote #1

Those words tasted bitter. But the worst part was that those words were living inside me. And they were leaking out of me. Words were not things you could control. Not always Picture Quote #1

I felt like I was the saddest boy in the universe. Summer had come and gone. Summer had come and gone. And the world was ending Picture Quote #1

I guess I did miss Dante - even though I tried hard to not think about him. The problem with trying hard not to think about something was that you thought about it even more Picture Quote #1

Another secret of the universe: Sometimes pain was like a storm that came out of nowhere. The clearest summer morning could end in a downpour. Could end in lightning and thunder Picture Quote #1

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I ask her if she loves me and I always feel bad when I ask her that because it makes me sound so desperate. I ask and ask and ask Picture Quote #1

I don't like remembering. Remembering makes me feel things. I don't like to feel things. I'm thinking I could spend the rest of my life becoming an expert at forgetting Picture Quote #1

I had a rule that it was better to be bored by yourself than to be bored with someone else. I pretty much lived by that rule. Maybe that's why I didn't have any friends Picture Quote #1

And why was it that some guys had tears in them and some had no tears at all? Different boys lived by different rules Picture Quote #1

And it seemed to me that Dante's face was a map of the world. A world without any darkness. Wow, a world without darkness. How beautiful was that? Picture Quote #1

Sometimes, all you have to do is tell people the truth. They won't believe you. After that, they'll leave you alone Picture Quote #1

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I wondered if my smile was as big as hers. Maybe as big. But not as beautiful (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) Why do we smile? Why do we laugh? Why do we feel alone? Why are we sad and confused? Why do we read poetry? Why do we cry when we see a painting? Why is there a riot in the heart when we love? Why do we feel shame? What is that thing in the pit of your stomach called desire? (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) I didn’t think it was my job to accept what everyone said I was and who I should be (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) Yeah, I had all kinds of tragic reasons for feeling sorry for myself. Being fifteen didn't help. Sometimes I thought that being fifteen was the worst tragedy of all (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) And I thought that maybe there were ghosts inside of me that I hadn't even met yet. They were there. Lying in wait (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) I live in an ecotone. Employment must coexist with goofing off. Responsibility must coexist with irresponsibility (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) As far as I was concerned, the sun could have melted the blue right off the sky. Then the sky could be as miserable as I was (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) I didn't understand how you could live in a mean world and not have any of that meanness rub off on you (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) The whole world seemed to be quiet and calm and I wanted to be the world and feel like that (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) On their own. At least the ones on the outside. No swimming. He couldn't do much, really. He could lie around. But Dante liked lying around. That was the (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) Through all of youth I was looking for you without knowing what I was looking for (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) This is my problem. I want other people to tell me how they feel. But I'm not so sure I want to return the favor (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) People who have monsters recognize each other. They know each other without even saying a word (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) Why did I have to be a good boy just because I had a bad boy brother? I hated the way my mom and dad did family math (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) Summertime. It was a song. It was a season. I wondered if that season would ever live inside of me (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) I wondered what that was like, to hold someone's hand. I bet you could sometimes find all of the mysteries of the universe in someone's hand (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) You know, the thing about not talking very much is that people think you're mature. They make things up about you (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) I decided that maybe we left each other alone too much. Leaving each other alone was killing us (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) He tried not to laugh, but he wasn't good at controlling all the laughter that lived inside of him (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) I thought it might be a great thing to be air. I could be something and nothing at the same time. I could be necessary and also invisible. Everyone would need me and no one would be able to see me (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) Those words tasted bitter. But the worst part was that those words were living inside me. And they were leaking out of me. Words were not things you could control. Not always (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) I felt like I was the saddest boy in the universe. Summer had come and gone. Summer had come and gone. And the world was ending (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) I guess I did miss Dante - even though I tried hard to not think about him. The problem with trying hard not to think about something was that you thought about it even more (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) Another secret of the universe: Sometimes pain was like a storm that came out of nowhere. The clearest summer morning could end in a downpour. Could end in lightning and thunder (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) I ask her if she loves me and I always feel bad when I ask her that because it makes me sound so desperate. I ask and ask and ask (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) I don't like remembering. Remembering makes me feel things. I don't like to feel things. I'm thinking I could spend the rest of my life becoming an expert at forgetting (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) I had a rule that it was better to be bored by yourself than to be bored with someone else. I pretty much lived by that rule. Maybe that's why I didn't have any friends (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) And why was it that some guys had tears in them and some had no tears at all? Different boys lived by different rules (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) And it seemed to me that Dante's face was a map of the world. A world without any darkness. Wow, a world without darkness. How beautiful was that? (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes) Sometimes, all you have to do is tell people the truth. They won't believe you. After that, they'll leave you alone (Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes)

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