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

“Morality is as much an art as a science, and it calls for a certain versatility from us, the ability to improvise and respond to actual circumstances and particular situations.”
― Richard Holloway, Godless Morality: Keeping Religion Out of Ethics

“It’s vital to remember who you really are. It’s very important. It isn’t a good idea to rely on other people or things to do it for you, you see. They always get it wrong.”
― Terry Pratchett, Sourcery

“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