Becky Albertalli

“I bring the leftovers to rehearsal, and Ms. Albright lets us have a cake picnic on the stage. And by cake picnic,…

— Becky Albertalli

When I read, I don't need a character to look like me, act like me, or think like me. I don't need…

— Becky Albertalli

“It’s just a lot of me. Way too much of me.”

— Becky Albertalli

“You don’t get to say it’s not a big thing. This is a big fucking thing, okay? This was supposed to be—this…

— Becky Albertalli

I think we're all a little bit caught up in the drama inside our own heads.

— Becky Albertalli

'Simon' was such a charmed experience.

— Becky Albertalli

“I wish there were a secret signal you could use to communicate: HELLO. I AM OFFICIALLY COOL WITH SILENCE. Not”

— Becky Albertalli

“It’s really amazing, isn’t it? Someone can trigger your sexual identity crisis and not have a clue they’re doing it.”

— Becky Albertalli

“Leah has a girlcrush on Jenny Lewis. You can't not have a crush on Jenny Lewis. I'm twenty years younger than her…

— Becky Albertalli

“Same first name as a president and an obscure comic book character. Half-Jewish. Excellent grammar. Easily nauseated. Likes Reese's and Oreos (i.e.…

— Becky Albertalli

“And suddenly, I feel like crying, but not in a bad way. More like in the way you feel when someone gives…

— Becky Albertalli

“I catch a sudden glimpse of myself in the mirror across the room. It's the weirdest thing. My hair is unbrushed. I'm…

— Becky Albertalli

“You can't imagine how much I hated middle school. Remember the way people would look at you blankly and say, "Um, okaaay,"…

— Becky Albertalli

“I mean, when you think about it, it’s a little fucked up that teachers think they get to dictate what you think…

— Becky Albertalli

“Except, if I'm totally honest, I do believe it. Reid likes me. And I like that he likes me. But I'm not…

— Becky Albertalli

“It's more that I want to leap in and say certain things and do certain things, but I always seem to hold…

— Becky Albertalli

“Ele falou sobre o oceano entre as pessoas. E que o objetivo de tudo é encontrar uma margem até a qual valha…

— Becky Albertalli

'Simon' was always a word-of-mouth book. When it came out in 2015, I don't know that anybody thought that 'Simon' could be…

— Becky Albertalli

The Internet and social media can really be life-saving for some kids.

— Becky Albertalli

One of the things that 'Love, Simon' is doing that hasn't been done before is it's a gay teen rom-com with a…

— Becky Albertalli

“I can't help it. I'm a Slytherin." And I'm the worst kind of Slytherin. I'm the kind who's so stupidly in love…

— Becky Albertalli

“It’s like this: Me: Hey, brain. Let’s think of something cool to say! Brain: UHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Me: Okay, it doesn’t have to be…

— Becky Albertalli

“I don’t feel like doing anything. I don’t even know what I need right now. I just want to feel normal.”

— Becky Albertalli

“I feel like the two negative ends of a magnet. Like there are parts of me that can't come together.”

— Becky Albertalli

“Because I have to admit: there's something really badass about truly, honestly not caring what people think about you.”

— Becky Albertalli