“It felt like there was a whole world inside her.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Whole world Copy Share Image
“Breakfast seemed to be a good time for throwing your emotions around. Jodie said that at this place emotions were like Frisbees… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Emotions Copy Share Image
“I decided that maybe we left each other alone too much. Leaving each other alone was killing us.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Loneliness Copy Share Image
Why do we smile? Why do we laugh? Why do we feel alone? Why are we sad and confused? Why do we… — Benjamin Alire Saenz Confused Copy Share Image
“See, I think there are roads that lead us to each other. But in my family, there were no roads - just… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Connections Copy Share Image
“That was the first time I did coke. My body, it was electric. For the first time in my life I felt… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Being high Copy Share Image
“Did the thought ever occur to you that I might care about you? People are allowed to care about each other." "You… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Copy Share Image
“Words exist only in theory. And then one ordinary day you run into a word that exists only in theory. And you… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Face to face Copy Share Image
“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… — Benjamin Alire Saenz Memory Copy Share Image
“In the distance, I can see a storm coming in, the dark clouds and the lightning on the horizon moving towards me.… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Dark clouds Copy Share Image
“I kind of liked his voice. He sounded like he had a cold, you know, like he was about to lose his… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Copy Share Image
“I have this idea that the reason we have dreams is that we're thinking about things that we don't know we're thinking… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Aristotle Copy Share Image
“Everyone expected something from me. Something I just couldn't give.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Copy Share Image
“This is the way I see it: if you get to know yourself really well, you might discover that deep down inside… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Copy Share Image
“They thought our youth could help us overcome anything.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Youth Copy Share Image
“People who have monsters recognize each other. They know each other without even saying a word.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Monsters Copy Share Image
“It looked like it was going to rain. They always came this time of year, the rains. I heard the distant thunder.… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Rain Copy Share Image
“There were so many ghosts in our house...And I thought that maybe there were ghosts inside of me that I hadn't even… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Copy Share Image
“I didn't know what to do with that piece of information. So I just kept it inside. That's what I did with… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Data Copy Share Image
