‘ aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe ‘ meme
( it’s a part 1 because there’s so much Iconic moments in the book oops ) feel free to change up to tweak the sentence ! eg. changing pronouns, names, nouns, restating it a bit, etc !
“ the problem with my life was that it was someone else’s idea . “ “ i guess i just don’t understand him. “ “ i’m sentimental. “ “ your father was beautiful. “ “ i wanted to ask her what happened to all that beauty. “ “ and then i flipped them the bird. “ “ feeling sorry for myself was an art. i think a part of me liked doing that. “ “ i was nothing more than the family mascot. “ “ the war changed him. “ “ i don’t think that the war will ever be over for him. “ “ sometimes i thought that being fifteen was the worst tragedy of all. “ “ i had all kinds of tragic reasons for feeling sorry for myself. “ “ a girl is like a tree covered with leaves. you just want to climb up and tear all those leaves off. “ “ a girl is like a tree? yeah, and a guy is about as smart as a piece of dead wood infested with termites. “ “ i guess i was a mystery to myself. that sucked. “ “ you talk funny. “ “ were we laughing because we were relieved? were we happy? laughter was another one of life’s mysteries. “ “ (name) became one more mystery in a universe full of mysteries. “ “ the world is a dark place. “ “ maybe your world, (name), but not mine. “ “ i’d lied to him. “ “ if we ran away from home, we’d both be poor. “ “ i think you’re making a mistake. “ “ don’t be a wiseass, (name). “ “ i don’t trust them. “ “ i wasn’t a real boy. i was a fraud. “ “ that was interesting--that he had secrets. “ “ and i felt real. “ “ words were different when they lived inside you. “ “ maybe everyone was a little sad. “ “ i really liked him. i really, really liked him. “ “ compliments make me nervous. “ “ what are you gonna do with all those secrets, (name)? “ “ it’s a secret if we don’t tell her. “ “ that’s a funny thing to smile about. “ “ what the hell’s wrong with you! “ “ give me that gun. “ “ i didn’t know you liked to fight. “ “ i’ve never seen you that mad. “ “ were you scared? “ “ a world without darkness. how beautiful was that? “ “ i knew that everything was real. except me. “ “ you were looking for me. “ “ i’m always looking for you. “ “ i think i’m trying to find me, (name). “ “ i’m sorry. i’m sorry i’m so far away. “ “ i was happy. “ “ i don’t think you know how loved you are. “ “ from what we cannot hold, stars are made. “ “ i wondered how that felt, to really like yourself. “ “ if only i knew the right words. “ “ if only i spoke the right language. “ “ i woke up and i felt lost. “ “ do you want me to go? “ “ isn’t that sad? isn’t that just too fucking sad? “ “ when do we start feeling like the world belongs to us? “ “ my body’s doing things i can’t control and i just don’t like it. “ “ what does an american look like, anyway? “ “ it’s like being dead. “ “ i have always felt terrible inside. “ “ too beautiful for me. “ “ i won’t run. “















