“But I couldn't even remember last night's anxieties. They were completely overshadowed by what followed them and seemed to belong to a… — André Aciman Andre-aciman Copy Share Image
“We should have talked…” “Maybe,” I said. Of all the things I could have uttered that morning, this insignificant “maybe” was the… — André Aciman Money Copy Share Image
“I was happy, and this was all that mattered, with others, without others, I was happy.” — André Aciman Happiness Copy Share Image
“The reason why the book begins with the wish to “play back” how the two met is precisely to see if repeating… — André Aciman Aciman Copy Share Image
“We had the stars, you and I. And this is given once only.” — André Aciman Astronomy Copy Share Image
“You know what things. By now you of all people should know.” Silence. “Why are you telling me all this?” “Because I… — André Aciman Copy Share Image
“We had found the stars, you and I. And this is given once only.” — André Aciman Astronomy Copy Share Image
“Was he my home, then, my homecoming? You are my homecoming. When I’m with you and we’re well together, there is nothing… — André Aciman Courage Copy Share Image
“Today, the pain, the stoking, the thrill of someone new, the promise of so much bliss hovering a fingertip away, the fumbling… — André Aciman Adventure Copy Share Image
“I reached for him and let my hand rest on his crotch. He did not move. I should have slipped my hand… — André Aciman Copy Share Image
“We had never taken a shower together. We had never even been in the same bathroom together. "Don't flush," I'd said, "I… — André Aciman Compassion Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the very least I wanted was for him to tell me that there was nothing wrong with me, that I was… — André Aciman Gay Copy Share Image
“I liked his bookstore manner. He was curious but not entirely focused, interested yet nonchalant, veering between a Look what I've found… — André Aciman Books Copy Share Image
“Now may I taste it?” I shook my head. He dipped a finger into the core of the peach and brought it… — André Aciman Copy Share Image
“When every Jew and every Arab will have killed each other, there'll still be one Arab and one Jew left and they'll… — André Aciman Friendship Copy Share Image
“He was not the type to say that experience is all to the good, that nothing is wasted in life, that everyone… — André Aciman Book of life Copy Share Image
At one hundred, surely you learn to overcome loss and grief—or do they hound you till the bitter end? — André Aciman Bitter Copy Share Image
“What lies ahead is going to be very difficult,” he started to say, altering his voice. His tone said: We don’t have… — André Aciman Speak the truth Copy Share Image
“No,” I answered. But I had answered too swiftly for someone who meant what he was saying. To soften the ambiguity of… — André Aciman Truth Seeking Copy Share Image
“With open arms, caro. Jokes were being bandied back and forth. You know our tradition, explained my mother, you must always come… — André Aciman Open arms Copy Share Image
“Kalaj was in top form. "If I had a car I'd drive you home right this instant." "I'll take him if he… — André Aciman Copy Share Image
As we walked, I began to wonder what the opposite of molting was and why, unlike the body, which sheds everything, the… — André Aciman Annuals Copy Share Image
“He came. He left. Nothing else had changed. I had not changed. The world hadn't changed. Yet nothing would be the same.… — André Aciman Nostalgia Copy Share Image
“From this moment on, I thought, from this moment on—I had, as I’d never before in my life, the distinct feeling of… — André Aciman Life Copy Share Image
