The heart can get really cold if all you've known is winter. — Benjamin Alire Saenz Cold Copy Share Image
I wondered if my smile was as big as hers. Maybe as big. But not as beautiful. — Benjamin Alire Saenz Beautiful Copy Share Image
“And why was it that some guys had tears in them and some had no tears at all? Different boys lived by… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Boys Copy Share Image
“And the hurt was so deep that it was way beyond tears and so their faces were dry.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Tears Copy Share Image
I think writing books is a way for me to work out certain issues. I write about what matters to me, always. — Benjamin Alire Saenz Book Copy Share Image
“For a few minutes I wished that Dante and I lived in the universe of boys instead of the universe of almost-men.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Dante Copy Share Image
“Highways are nice and paved, and they have signs telling you which way to go. Life isn't like that at all.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Highways Copy Share Image
“Highways are nice and saved, and they have signs tellings you which way to go. Life isn't like that at all.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Highways Copy Share Image
“I wondered what it was like, to hold someone's hand. I bet you could find all the mysteries of the universe in… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Copy Share Image
“I do not know what it means to be okay. I have never known and maybe I will never know. Okay is… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Copy Share Image
“And it seemed to me that Dante's face was a map of the world. A world without any darkness. Wow, a world… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Dante Copy Share Image
“I knew I’d gone crazy but I couldn’t explain it to myself. Maybe that’s what happens when you go crazy. You just… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz 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 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 Ghosts 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 Care Copy Share Image
“Ad we interviewing each other? Something like that. What position am I applying for? Best friend. I thought I already had the… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Arrogant Copy Share Image
“It was like she understood something about me that she'd never quite understood before. I always felt that when she looked at… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Copy Share Image
“I've been hurting most of my life. I tried to pretend I wasn't. I even believed my own lie. I've lived my… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Entire life Copy Share Image
For a moment, I thought of the word happy and it was a word that just, well, it felt like it was… — Benjamin Alire Saenz Being sad Copy Share Image
“We think there's a reason for everything, as if life was supposed to make sense. It's not exactly math. People aren't numbers.… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Life Copy Share Image
“I mean, okay, let's say we're all going to get better. Let's just pretend we will. Fine. Where are we going to… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Cruel world Copy Share Image
“What is this thing you call substance abuse? All I wanna do is forget and get loose. Drinking and smoking over and… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Alcohol Copy Share Image
“Maybe you're just in love with being an outsider. You can join the human race any time you want to." "What makes… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Human race Copy Share Image
“People were wired to hell. He wanted to growl like a rabid mastiff when he heard someone say, "The body is a… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Computers Copy Share Image
“God, it would never go away, this anger, this rage that was like the ceaseless movement of the spring winds through the… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Anger Copy Share Image
“How could I have ever been ashamed of loving Dante Quintana?” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Ashamed Copy Share Image
“Scars. A sign that you had been hurt. A sign that you had healed.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Copy Share Image
“I like the old words better. They're like old friends.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Friendship Copy Share Image
