Quotes by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Explore a curated collection of 18 quotes by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Someday, I'm going to have to break some of your rules, Mom.""I know," she said. "Try to do it behind my back, will you? — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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 — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Healthy people have healthy boundaries. Unhealthy people, well, let’s not get into that. It’s like this: some people hav — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
I wanted to tell her happy was hard for me. But I think she already knew that. — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Feeling sorry for myself was an art. — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Wow, a world without darkness. How beautiful was that? — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
I always thought of men as being hard—maybe because I was hard. But there was a softness in Tom that betrayed his large — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
I don't know what the exact shape of my life will take--and what the days to come will bring--except i know that i am ha — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Dad? Dad, no. No. I can't. I can't. Why are you saying these things?""Because I can't stand watching all that loneliness — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
No wonder I stopped keeping a journal. It was like keeping a record of my own stupidity. Why would I want to do that? Wh — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
I wanted to buy a T-shirt that read: I AM UNKNOWABLE. — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
I wondered how that felt, to really like yourself. And I wondered why some people didn't like themselves and others did. — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
I had to be the world's biggest loser, writing about hair, and stuff about my body. No wonder I stopped keeping a journa — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
All this time I had been trying to figure out the secrets of theuniverse, the secrets of my own body, of my own heart. A — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
He was still experimenting with kissing girls even though he said he'd rather be kissing boys. That's exactly what he sa — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
I wonder if he’d been as beautiful as Dante. And I wondered why I thought that. — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
I was ashamed of myself for being ashamed of myself. I didn't like feeling like that. — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Did you hear me, Zach? I care about you.” “Okay,” I said. “It’s okay with me that you care about me. But can we please n — Benjamin Alire Sáenz