“That was the day that my brother was in our house again. In a strange and inexplicable way, my brother had come… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Brother Copy Share Image
“It was as if my eyes were a camera and I was photographing the moment, knowing that I would keep the photograph… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Photograph Copy Share Image
“But, you know, I was experimenting. You know, discovering the secrets of the universe.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Discovering Copy Share Image
“I guess life hurt everybody. I didn't understand the logic of this thing we called living. Maybe I wasn't supposed to.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Hurt Copy Share Image
“One of the secrets of the universe was that our instincts were sometimes stronger than our minds.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Instincts Copy Share Image
“I’d rather have a cup of coffee and a cigarette than live in all that honesty.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Cigarette Copy Share Image
The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain. — Benjamin Alire Saenz Boys Copy Share Image
“Will you teach me how to paint?” “Just paint.” “I’m not any good.” “Do it for therapy. You can go to art… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Art Copy Share Image
“Yeah, I had all kinds of tragic reasons for feeling sorry for myself. Being fifteen didn't help. Sometimes I thought that being… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Feeling sorry Copy Share Image
“Did you love your brother?" "I don't remember." "You don't remember?" "No, Adam, I don't." He knew I was lying. I guess… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Brotherhood Copy Share Image
“And being alone made me want to talk to someone my own age. Someone who understood that using the "f" word wasn't… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Talk Copy Share Image
“Anger is an emotion. But there’s always something behind anger. Something stronger. You know what that is?” “Is that a trick question?”… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Anger Copy Share Image
“Everyone was always becoming someone else. Sometimes, when you were older, you became someone younger. And me, I felt old. How can… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Changing Copy Share Image
“One of my roommates, Rafael, he's an expert on monsters. Not that he talks about them. I can just tell. People who… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Monster Copy Share Image
“Words could be like food - they felt like something in your mouth. They tasted like something. Words were not things you… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Language Copy Share Image
“had a theory that everyone has a relationship with words—whether they know it or not. It’s just that everybody’s relationship with words… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Language Copy Share Image
“I wanted to tell them that I'd never had a friend, not ever, not a real one. Until Dante. I wanted to… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Dante Copy Share Image
“There are days when I almost forget that I fought in that war. It was such a long time ago. I was… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Left behind Copy Share Image
“It makes me angry that you hate yourself for something that somebody else made you do. Don't let them take any more.… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Angry Copy Share Image
“I wanted to feel those words in my mouth as I spoke them aloud. Words could be like food - they felt… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Language Copy Share Image
“He got out of the car. He stood out in the heat. I knew he was trying to organize himself. Like a… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Being alone quotes Copy Share Image
“You are smart, Ari. Very smart. And anyway, being smart isn't everything. People just make fun of you. My dad says it's… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Sadness Copy Share Image
“He was still experimenting with kissing girls even though he said he'd rather be kissing boys. That's exactly what he said. I… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Dante Copy Share Image
“I found myself whispering, "Do you think we'll ever discover all the secrets of the universe?" I was surprised to hear Susie's… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Question Beautiful Copy Share Image
“He tried not to laugh, but he wasn't good at controlling all the laughter that lived inside of him.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Ari Copy Share Image
“Did anybody ever tell you that you weren't normal?' 'Is that something I should aspire to?” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Tell Copy Share Image
I didn't think it was my job to accept what everyone said I was and who I should be. — Benjamin Alire Saenz Accept Copy Share Image
“I have always felt terrible inside. The reasons for this keep changing.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Changing Copy Share Image
“Some girls, I thought, were perfect shits. Other girls were very, very beautiful.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Beautiful Copy Share Image
“Why did I have to be a good boy just because I had a bad-boy brother? I hated the way my mom… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Brother Copy Share Image
“The whole world seemed to be quiet and calm and I wanted to be the world and feel like that.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Peace Copy Share Image
“You know, the thing about not talking very much is that people think you’re mature. They make things up about you.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Copy Share Image
“I decided that maybe we left each other alone too much. Leaving each other alone was killing us.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Leaving Copy Share Image
“You should just sit them down and make them tell you. Make them be adults." "You can't make anyone be an adult.… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Copy Share Image
“But I had learned to hide what I felt. No, that's not true. There was no learning involved. I had been born… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Learned Copy Share Image
“I had a feeling there was something wrong with me. I guess I was a mystery even to myself.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Feeling Copy Share Image
I got to thinking that poems were like people. Some people you got right off the bat. Some people you just didn't… — Benjamin Alire Saenz Poems Copy Share Image
Mostly, I think people are fake. Well, what do you expect? The fake world we live in conspires to make us all… — Benjamin Alire Saenz Fake Copy Share Image
“The thing about tears is that they can be as quiet as a cloud floating across the desert sky.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Desert Copy Share Image
“Your smile is back.' That's what Dante said. 'Smiles are like that. They come and go.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Smile Copy Share Image
![“I wanted to feel those words in my mouth as I spoke them aloud. Words could be like food - they felt like something in your mouth. They tasted like something. [...] 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…” quote by Benjamin Alire Sáenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6df/benjamin-alire-s-enz-1125_language_i-wanted-to-feel-those-words-in-my-mouth_2292345.jpg)
