Mostly Stardust

a big mess of my odd taste in book quotes, lyrics, and poetry, among other things

[mostlystardust]

"Can I tell you a secret Ari?"  "Can I stop you?"  "You don't like knowing my secrets."  "Sometimes your secrets scare me."

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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I knew that part of him would never be the same.  They cracked more than his ribs.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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I decided that maybe we left each other alone too much. Leaving each other alone was killing us.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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I knew he was trying to organize himself, like a messy room that needed to be cleaned up.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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What did words matter to a desert?

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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Another secret of the universe: Sometimes pain was like a storm that came out of nowhere. The clearest summer morning could end in a downpour. Could end in lightning and thunder.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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He was busy. I was busy.  Mostly I think we were busy avoiding each other.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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It wouldn't be summer without Dante's laughter.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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"Don't cry, okay?"  "Okay."  "You're crying."  "I'm not."  "Okay."  "Okay."

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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Don't cry Dante. I'm not disappointed.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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We'd lost something and we both knew it.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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All you have to do is be loyal to the most brilliant guy you've ever met—which is like walking barefoot through the park. I, on the other hand, have to refrain from kissing the greatest guy in the universe—which is like walking barefoot on hot coals.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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Dante had this look on his face. He looked like an angel. And all I wanted to do was put my fist through his jaw.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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Tears were falling down his face. I should have expected that. I wanted to yell at him. I wanted to tell him that it was me who should be crying.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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"I won't hurt you."  You've already hurt me. That's what I wanted to say. Those were the words that entered my head. Those were the words I wanted to slap him with.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

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"I mean, when do we start feeling like the world belongs to us?"  I wanted to tell him that the world would never belong to us.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE