Ben Erentraut

“Even if I crack the code somehow, it doesn't change the fact that Blue isn't interested. He found out who I am. And now it's broken, and I don't know what to do. I told him I understand if he's not attracted to me. I tried to make it sound like I don't mind. But I don't understand. And I totally mind”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“The power of myth lies in its ability to represent ourselves to ourselves. A myth is a story that expresses, but does not explain a universal human experience...The best myths have immediacy. We get them, see ourselves through them. They are mirrors.”
― Richard Holloway, Leaving Alexandria: A Memoir of Faith and Doubt

“I am sailing in uncharted water and my old life is a distant shore, still visible through the haze of retrospection but receding to a grey line on the horizon.”
― Paul Torday, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

“You're expecting too much of yourself," said professor Lupin sternly, in their fourth week of practice. "For a thirteen-year-old wizard, even an indistinct Patronus is a huge achievement”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban