Zosia

“Love took you out of exile and carried you to a country called Belonging.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

“So much of me died. It took me a long time to feel alive again. Life, Ari, can be an ugly thing. But life can be so incredibly beautiful. It’s both. And we have to learn to hold the contradictions inside us without despairing, without losing our hope.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

“We assumed she was a girl disguised as a monster, but she's not. She's a monster disguised as a girl.”
― N.D. Stevenson, Nimona

“It's such bullshit that there's stigma around being closeted. We get shit for ''living a lie'' just because we want to survive. I don't want to keep losing everyone I'm close to. I don't want to get disowned and kicked out of my house. It's self preservation, not dishonesty. I don't owe anyone the truth, and I'll take my damn time with talking about it.”
― Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School